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The 30 Greatest UCLA Football Players of All-Time

By Mike Regalado

4 Nov 2000: A general view of the UCLA Bruins helmet during the game against the Stanford Cardinal at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Bruins defeated the Cardinal 37-35. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kincaid /Allsport
4 Nov 2000: A general view of the UCLA Bruins helmet during the game against the Stanford Cardinal at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Bruins defeated the Cardinal 37-35. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kincaid /Allsport /
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Jan 12, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; A UCLA Bruins logo at the entrance to Pauley Pavilion before the UCLA Bruins defeated Arizona State Sun Devils 87-72. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Fielding-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; A UCLA Bruins logo at the entrance to Pauley Pavilion before the UCLA Bruins defeated Arizona State Sun Devils 87-72. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Fielding-USA TODAY Sports /

24. Mel Farr, RB (1964-66)

Part of the “Dream Backfield” with UCLA Football’s only Heisman winner, Gary Beban, Farr help lead the ’65 Bruins to an 8-2-1 record, an AAWU conference championship and memorable 1966 Rose Bowl victory over #1 Ohio State.

In that season he ran for 821 yards and 180 receiving yards. Farr averaged 6.7 rushing yards per carry which was 2nd best in the nation.

Farr upped his efforts in the 1966 season with 1,034 total yards and 11 touchdowns. UCLA finished 9-1 that season and #5 in the final AP poll. That year, Farr finished 7th in the Heisman votes.

During the 1967 NFL Draft, Farr was chosen 7th overall by the Detroit Lions and spent seven years in the league.

In 1988, Farr was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame

-Mike Regalado

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