Edward S. Merrill
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1880 |
| Died | March 29, 1951 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1899–1901 | Beloit |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1902 | Lawrence |
| 1903 | Colorado College |
| 1905–1906 | Occidental |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Western (1901) | |
Edward Strong Merrill (c. 1880 – March 29, 1951) so-named as his father chose the middle name Strong in admiration of a leader of the railroad then going through Beloit, was an American track athlete and college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lawrence University (1902), Colorado College (1903) and Occidental College (1905–1906).[1] Merrill attended Beloit College in Wisconsin, starring in football, baseball, and track before graduating in 1902. He died on March 29, 1951, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 71.[2]
Reared on the Merrill Farm in Beloit, WI and despising chores he was so enamored of labor-saving mechanical devices - leading ultimately to a love of automobiles, that later he settled in an American capital of auto racing - Venice, CA. After tryouts in professional baseball, yet still influenced by his father, C.D. Merrill - and scion of a long line of ministers, he eschewed participation in football to become a psychiatrist. Ultimately Dr. Merrill founded and operated a sanitarium bearing his name from 1920 until his death in 1951 in Venice, CA. The property was purchased by the County of Los Angeles and is now site of a City of Los Angeles community police station, located at the intersection of Culver Blvd. and Centinela Ave. immediately south of Culver City.
References
- ^ Zarnowski, Frank (2005). All-around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport. ISBN 9780810854239. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Edward S. Merrill, Midwest Athlete, Dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. March 30, 1951. p. 51. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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