Willie Merritt Explained

Willie Merritt
Currentposition:	End
School:	North Carolina Tar Heels
Birth Date:	31 January 1872
Birth Place:	Person County, North Carolina
Death Place:	Roxboro, North Carolina
Major:	Law
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	11
Weight Lb:	160
Pastschools:	North Carolina (1892 - 1895)
Class:	1894
Highlights:	Southern championship (1892) SIAA championship (1895) All-Southern (1895)

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: History of North Carolina: North Carolina biography. 95. 1919.
2. Book: Kemp Plummer Battle. Kemp Plummer Battle. 750. History of the University of North Carolina. 1912.
3. News: The Raleigh Times. Reception to the Team. 4. November 8, 1900. April 12, 2015. Newspapers.com.
4. News: The Charlotte Observer. All-Southern Champions In 1892. November 26, 1922. March 4, 2015. Newspapers.com.
5. Web site: 1892 UNC Football Roster. March 5, 2015.
6. News: [No title]]. The Daily Tar Heel. Newspapers.com. April 18, 1896. 4. March 14, 2015.