Willie Merritt
Appearance
North Carolina Tar Heels | |
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Position | End |
Class | 1894 |
Major | Law |
Personal information | |
Born: | Person County, North Carolina | January 31, 1872
Died: | March 25, 1961 Roxboro, North Carolina | (aged 89)
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 "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
- ^ History of North Carolina: North Carolina biography. p. 95.
- ^ Kemp Plummer Battle. 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.