Wayne Meylan

Wayne Meylan

Date of birth	March 2, 1946
Place of birth	Bay City, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death	Ludington, Michigan
Career information
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	Nebraska
NFL draft	1968 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104
Career history
As player
1968–1969	Cleveland Browns
1970	Minnesota Vikings
Honors	All-American (1966, 1967)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Wayne Meylan was born in Bay City, Michigan on March 2, 1946. Before playing American football for the University of Nebraska, he attended Handy High School in Bay City.

Meylan played middle guard on defense for Nebraska three years, and the team had a 25-7 record in that time. He was a consensus All-American in 1966 and 1967. In 1966, he blocked three punts and recovered two for touchdowns. Meylan set Nebraska records for most tackles in a season and most tackles in a career. He played three years in the National Football League 1968-1970, then returned to the university to complete work on his degree. He joined Engineered Systems, a company doing underground work for TV systems and phone companies. He then started Meylan Enterprises in Omaha. This company worked on contracts in 18 states. His hobby was flying World War II fighter planes in airshows.

On June 26, 1987, Wayne Meylan, age 41, was killed when his plane crashed in Ludington, Michigan. The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that the probable cause of the accident was wind shear. Meylan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.