Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2013
- Class:
- 1970
Mel Medved was an integral member of the Spiders' 1968 Tangerine Bowl Champion football team that defeated Ohio 49-42. It capped a season in which Richmond won seven of its last eight games and captured the first of back-to-back Southern Conference titles. A defensive end who never missed a game, Medved was a two-time All-Southern Conference standout in 1968 and 1969. He was also honored as an All-State selection and was a member of the All-Big 5 Team following his senior season in 1969. He was named Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his final collegiate game in 1969, a 28-17 victory at arch-rival William & Mary.
Medved helped anchor a Spider defensive unit that included Pat Turchetta, John Barelli Dickie Irvin and Winston Whitehead, all University of Richmond Athletics Hall of Famers.
