Willie Merritt

Willie Merritt
North Carolina Tar Heels
Position End
Class Graduate
Major Law
Career history
College North Carolina (1892–1895)
Personal information
Date of birth January 31, 1872
Place of birth Person County, North Carolina
Date of death March 25, 1961 (aged 89)
Place of death Roxboro, North Carolina
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.[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.