Melvin Bratton

Melvin Bratton

Date of birth:	February 2, 1965 (1965-02-02) (age 46)
Place of birth:	Miami, Florida
Career information
Position(s):	RB
College:	University of Miami
NFL Draft:	1988 & 1989 / Round: 6 - Pick 153 & 7 - Pick 180
Organizations
As player:
1989-1990	Denver Broncos
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Melvin Bratton (born February 2, 1965 in Miami, Florida) attended the University of Miami, where he played running back for the Miami Hurricanes and starred in the national championship game at the 1988 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma, where he blew out his knee. He was subsequently drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 1988, yet did not make the team and was drafted again in 1989 by the Denver Broncos and played for two seasons though never really recovering from his knee injury.

College

Bratton starred in the 1987 NCAA National Championship against the Oklahoma Sooners. However, he blew out his knee, an injury that may have cost him an estimated one million dollars in the NFL. At the end of his career, he held the Hurricanes' record for career touchdowns with 33.

Bratton was interviewed about his time at the University of Miami for the documentary The U, which premiered December 12, 2009 on ESPN.

NFL career

Bratton was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 6th round of the 1988 NFL Draft, but never signed a contract with the Dolphins.^[1] So he was drafted again in 1989 by the Denver Broncos in the 7th round. He played just two years in the NFL both of which were with the Denver Broncos. He rushed for 190 yards and 4 touchdowns on 57 carries in his brief career. He also added 345 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns on 39 catches. He also returned 5 kickoffs for total of 56 yards averaging 11.2 yards.^[2] He retired after the 1990 season, never really regaining his full abilities to run the ball from his knee injury in 1988 Orange Bowl.

Preceded by Alonzo Highsmith/Daryl Oliver

Miami Hurricanes' Starting Running Back 1985-1987 (shared with Alonzo Highsmith and Warren Williams)

Succeeded by Cleveland Gary/Leonard Conley

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1. ^ http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-02-08/news/8901070821_1_charley-winner-dolphins-draft
2. ^ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRATTMEL01

Persondata
Name	Bratton, Melvin
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	February 2, 1965
Place of birth	Miami, Florida
Date of death
Place of death

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