Willie Merritt
American football player and attorney (1872–1961)
North Carolina Tar Heels | |
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Position | End |
Class | 1894 |
Major | Law |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1872-01-31)January 31, 1872 Person County, North Carolina |
Died: | March 25, 1961(1961-03-25) (aged 89) Roxboro, North Carolina |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Career history | |
College | North Carolina (1892–1895) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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William Daniel Merritt (January 31, 1872 – March 25, 1961) was an American college football player and attorney.[1]
University of North Carolina
Merritt was a prominent end for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina.[2][3]
1892
Merritt was a substitute on the 1892 team which claims a Southern championship.[4][5]
1895
He was selected All-Southern in 1895.[6]
References
- ^ History of North Carolina: North Carolina biography. 1919. p. 95.
- ^ Kemp Plummer Battle (1912). History of the University of North Carolina. p. 750.
- ^ "Reception to the Team". The Raleigh Times. November 8, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Southern Champions In 1892". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1922. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1892 UNC Football Roster". Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "[No title]". The Daily Tar Heel. April 18, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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1895 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
- QB Saunders Taylor
- HB Arlie C. Jones
- HB George Stephens
- FB Oscar Lang
- E Robert H. Mudd
- E Willie Merritt
- T George L. Hicks
- T Jim Baird
- G John Penton
- G David Kirkpatrick
- C George Burlingame
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