Ed Merrick
American football player and coach (1912–1994)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1912-02-08)February 8, 1912 |
Died | June 14, 1994(1994-06-14) (aged 82) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1938–1940 | Richmond |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1946–1950 | Fork Union Military Academy (VA) |
1951–1965 | Richmond |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 53–87–6 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Edwin J. Merrick (February 8, 1912 – June 14, 1994)[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Richmond from 1951 until 1965, compiling record of 53–87–6.
Merrick was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1951–1965) | |||||||||
1951 | Richmond | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–12th | |||||
1952 | Richmond | 1–9 | 0–6 | 17th | |||||
1953 | Richmond | 5–3–1 | 3–3 | T–5th | |||||
1954 | Richmond | 5–4 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
1955 | Richmond | 4–3–2 | 3–2–2 | 5th | |||||
1956 | Richmond | 4–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
1957 | Richmond | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
1958 | Richmond | 3–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
1959 | Richmond | 4–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||||
1960 | Richmond | 3–6–1 | 3–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1961 | Richmond | 5–5 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
1962 | Richmond | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1963 | Richmond | 3–6–1 | 2–2–1 | T–5th | |||||
1964 | Richmond | 3–7 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
1965 | Richmond | 0–10 | 0–6 | 9th | |||||
Richmond: | 53–87–6 | 33–52–5 | |||||||
Total: | 53–87–6 |
References
- ^ "Obituary". Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
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Richmond Spiders head football coaches
- M. C. Taylor (1881)
- C. M. Hazen (1882)
- No team (1883–1884)
- C. M. Hazen (1885–1886)
- H. R. Hundley (1887)
- C. M. Hazen (1888)
- Frank Johnson (1889)
- C. T. Taylor (1890)
- Dana Rucker (1891)
- Penwick Shelton (1892)
- Dana Rucker (1893–1895)
- No team (1896)
- Bill Wertenbaker (1897)
- Oscar Lee Owens (1898)
- Julien Hill (1899)
- Ed Kenna (1900)
- Garnett Nelson (1901)
- Graham Hobson (1902)
- Fred Vail (1903)
- Harry Wall (1904)
- E. A. Dunlap (1905–1909)
- E. V. Long (1910)
- Sam Honaker (1911)
- E. A. Dunlap (1912)
- Frank Dobson (1913–1917)
- Robert C. Marshall (1918)
- Frank Dobson (1919–1933)
- Glenn Thistlethwaite (1934–1941)
- John Fenlon (1942)
- Malcolm Pitt (1943–1944)
- George Hope (1945)
- John Fenlon (1946–1947)
- Karl Esleeck (1948–1950)
- Ed Merrick (1951–1965)
- Frank Jones (1966–1973)
- Jim Tait (1974–1979)
- Dal Shealy (1980–1988)
- Jim Marshall (1989–1994)
- Jim Reid (1995–2003)
- Dave Clawson (2004–2007)
- Mike London (2008–2009)
- Latrell Scott (2010)
- Wayne Lineburg # (2011)
- Danny Rocco (2012–2016)
- Russ Huesman (2017– )
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