Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame
Merrick, Edwin J.

Edwin J. Merrick
- Induction:
- 1977
- Class:
- 1940
Ed Merrick played center on the football team from 1936 to 1939. He was the first Spider player ever selected for All-Southern Conference honors and the first player from Virginia to play in College All-Star game in Chicago. Ed was head football coach at Richmond for 14 years and named Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year in 1958. Ed Merrick was born Feb. 8, 1912 in Pottsville, Pa. He is also a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
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