Edward S. Merrill

Edward S. Merrill

Biographical details
Born	20 June 1879 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	(1951-03-29)March 29, 1951 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1899–1901	Beloit
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1902	Lawrence
1903	Colorado College
1905–1906	Occidental
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Western (1901)

Edward Strong Merrill (June 20, 1879 – March 29, 1951) was an American track athlete, college football player and coach, and osteopathic physician.[1] He served as the head football coach at Lawrence University (1902), Colorado College (1903) and Occidental College (1905–1906).[2] Merrill attended Beloit College in Wisconsin, starring in football, baseball, and track before graduating in 1902.[3][4]

Merrill was born in 1879, in San Francisco.[5] Merrill graduated from the Pacific College of Osteopathy in 1907. He resigned from his post as athletic coach at Occidental in the spring of 1907 and opened an osteropathic medicine practice with an office at the Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles. Merrill was succeeded by John Lawrence Goheen as Occidental's coach.[6]

Merrill died on March 29, 1951, at his home in Los Angeles, at the age of 71.[7]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Lawrence Vikings (Independent) (1902)
1902	Lawrence	7–2
Lawrence:		7–2
Colorado College Tigers (Colorado Football Association) (1903)
1903	Colorado College	4–5	1–3	4th
Colorado College:		4–5	1–3
Occidental Tigers (Independent) (1905–1906)
1905	Occidental	2–1
1906	Occidental	2–1
Occidental:		4–2
Total:		15–9–1

References

1. Edward S. Merrill at Track and Field Statistics [d]
2. Zarnowski, Frank (2005). All-around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport. ISBN 9780810854239. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
3. Prell, Edward (January 20, 1955). "Cities That Pioneered Sports in Chicagoland—Was Beloit's Ed Merrill as Great as Thorpe? Why, He May Have Been Even Greater!". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 1F. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Prell, Edward (January 20, 1955). "Cities That Pioneered Sports in Chicagoland—Was Beloit's Ed Merrill as Great as Thorpe? Why, He May Have Been Even Greater! (continued)". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 2F. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Rites Set for E. S. Merrill, Ex-Oxy Coach". Citizen-News. Los Angeles, California. March 30, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Goheen Head Coach For Presbyterians". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. June 2, 1907. p. 7, part VIII. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Dr. Edward S. Merrill, Midwest Athlete, Dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. March 30, 1951. p. 51. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Sports-Reference profile