Willie Merritt

Willie Merritt
North Carolina Tar Heels
PositionEnd
Class1894
MajorLaw
Personal information
Born:(1872-01-31)January 31, 1872
Person County, North Carolina
Died:March 25, 1961(1961-03-25) (aged 89)
Roxboro, North Carolina
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career history
CollegeNorth Carolina (1892–1895)
Career highlights and awards

William Daniel Merritt (January 31, 1872 – March 25, 1961) was an American college football player and attorney.[1]

University of North Carolina

Merritt 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. 1919. p. 95.
  2. ^ Kemp Plummer Battle (1912). 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. Open access icon
  4. ^ "All-Southern Champions In 1892". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1922. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  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. Open access icon


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