Edwin J. Merrick (1977) - Richmond Athletics Hall of Fame

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.