Ed Meador Obituary

Ed Meador is an American professional football player. Meador was drafted in the 7th Round of the 1959 NFL Draft, as the 80th pick overall.

He was a starter as a rookie at cornerback and was voted the Rams’ Defensive Rookie of the Year. Meador was voted to the Pro Bowl the following season, as well as being named second-team All-Pro.

Meador retired after the 1970 season. He is still the Ram’s all-time interception leader and holds the team record for most opponents’ fumbles recovered and blocked the most kicks in team history with 10. Along the way, Meador was voted the Rams defensive back of the year, seven times and was named to the Los Angeles Rams All-Time team in both 1970 and 1985 and voted to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 1960s.

Meador was a three-time First-team All-Pro and a three-time Second-team All-Pro. In addition, he was a seven-time All-Western Conference selection by The Sporting News to match his six Pro Bowl Selections.

He died on September 4, 2023.