Melvin Matthias Stuessy (August 8, 1901 – October 2, 1980) was an

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who played one season with the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football at

St. Edward's University St. Edward's University is a private, Catholic university in Austin, Texas. It was founded and is operated in the Holy Cross tradition. History Founding and early history St. Edward's University was founded by the Reverend Edward Sorin, CSC, ...

. He served as mayor of

Woodstock, Illinois Woodstock is a city in (and the county seat of) McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is located 45 miles northwest of Chicago, making it one of the city's outer-most suburbs. Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,630. The city's hist ...

from 1967 to 1973. He died in 1980.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stuessy, Mel 1901 births 1980 deaths Players of American football from Wisconsin American football tackles American football guards St. Edward's Crusaders football players Chicago Cardinals players Sportspeople from Woodstock, Illinois Players of American football from McHenry County, Illinois People from Belleville, Wisconsin