Johnny Merriman Explained

Johnny Merriman
Birth Date:22 April 1899
Birth Place:New York, U.S.
Death Date:June 1986 (aged 87)
Death Place:Sun City, Arizona, U.S.
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1926–1928
Coach Team2:Trinity (CT)
Coach Years3:1930–1945
Coach Team3:Coast Guard
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:1929–1939
Coach Team5:Coast Guard
Coach Sport6:Baseball
Coach Years7:1926–1929
Coach Team7:Trinity (CT)
Overall Record:48–79–10 (football)
11–33–3 (baseball)

John Spencer Merriman Jr. (April 22, 1899 – June 1986) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut from 1926 to 1928 and the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut from 1930 to 1945, compiling a career college football coaching record of 48–79–10.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DeLassus . David . United States Coast Guard Academy Coaching Records . . January 25, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101120212930/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/nefc/coast_guard/coaching_records.php . November 20, 2010 .