Willie Merritt

Willie Merritt
North Carolina Tar Heels
Position End
Class 1894
Major Law
Career history
College North Carolina (1892–1895)
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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