Willie Merritt

Willie Merritt
North Carolina Tar Heels
Position End
Class 1894
Major Law
Career history
College North Carolina (18921895)
Personal information
Date of birth (1872-01-31)January 31, 1872
Place of birth Person County, North Carolina
Date of death March 25, 1961(1961-03-25) (aged 89)
Place of death Roxboro, North Carolina
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Career highlights and awards

William Daniel "Willie" Merritt (January 31, 1872 March 25, 1961) was a college football player and attorney.[1]

University of North Carolina

He 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

  1. History of North Carolina: North Carolina biography. p. 95.
  2. Kemp Plummer Battle. History of the University of North Carolina. p. 750.
  3. "Reception to the Team". The Raleigh Times. November 8, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "All-Southern Champions In 1892". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1922. Retrieved March 4, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1892 UNC Football Roster". Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  6. "[No title]". The Daily Tar Heel. April 18, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved March 14, 2015 via Newspapers.com.


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