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Melka was born on January 15, 1962, in [[West Allis, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Melka |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MelkJi20.htm |accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref> He attended [[West Allis Central High School]] where he was an All-America running back.<ref name = “Scheiber”>{{cite news |last1=Scheiber |first1=Dave |title=Buc pick’s big break was anything but a lucky one |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58427625/james-melka/ |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |publisher=Tampa Bay Times |date=July 25, 1985|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
Melka was born on January 15, 1962, in [[West Allis, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Melka |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MelkJi20.htm |accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref> He attended [[West Allis Central High School]] where he was an All-America running back.<ref name = “Scheiber”>{{cite news |last1=Scheiber |first1=Dave |title=Buc pick’s big break was anything but a lucky one |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58427625/james-melka/ |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |publisher=Tampa Bay Times |date=July 25, 1985|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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Melka played at the collegiate level at the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] and was named to the [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] team twice.<ref name = “Scheiber”/> He was drafted in the twelfth round of the [[1985 NFL draft]] by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] but broke his navicular bone in his wrist playing in a pickup basketball game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Randle |first=Ervin |date=July 19, 1985 |title=Buccaneers sign draftees Randle, Melka|via=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Tampa Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58427802/james-melka/ |access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref> He was placed on waivers on August 19, 1985,<ref>{{cite news |title=Melka put on waivers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58427952/melka/ |accessdate=September 1, 2020 |publisher=Marshfield News-Herald |date=August 19, 1985|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and would later go on to be a member of the [[Green Bay Packers]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 10, 1987 |title=When Packers called Melka responded |publisher=Kenosha News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58428070/james-melka/ |access-date=September 1, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
Melka played at the collegiate level at the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] and was named to the [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] team twice.<ref name = “Scheiber”/> He was drafted in the twelfth round of the [[1985 NFL draft]] by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] but broke his navicular bone in his wrist playing in a pickup basketball game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Randle |first=Ervin |date=July 19, 1985 |title=Buccaneers sign draftees Randle, Melka|via=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Tampa Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58427802/james-melka/ |access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref> He was placed on waivers on August 19, 1985,<ref>{{cite news |title=Melka put on waivers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58427952/melka/ |accessdate=September 1, 2020 |publisher=Marshfield News-Herald |date=August 19, 1985|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and would later go on to be a member of the [[Green Bay Packers]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 10, 1987 |title=When Packers called Melka responded |publisher=Kenosha News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58428070/james-melka/ |access-date=September 1, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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American football player (born 1962)
James David Melka (born January 15, 1962) is an American former professional football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).
Melka was born on January 15, 1962, in West Allis, Wisconsin.[1] He attended West Allis Central High School where he was an All-America running back.[2]
Melka played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was named to the All-Big Ten team twice.[2] He was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1985 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but broke his navicular bone in his wrist playing in a pickup basketball game.[3][4] He was placed on waivers on August 19, 1985,[5] and would later go on to be a member of the Green Bay Packers.[6]
- ^ “Jim Melka”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Scheiber, Dave (July 25, 1985). “Buc pick’s big break was anything but a lucky one”. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “1985 NFL Draft Listing”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Randle, Ervin (July 19, 1985). “Buccaneers sign draftees Randle, Melka”. The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Melka put on waivers”. Marshfield News-Herald. August 19, 1985. Retrieved September 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “When Packers called Melka responded”. Kenosha News. October 10, 1987. Retrieved September 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
