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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1884–1935)}}
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| name = Prex Merrill | name = Prex Merrill
| image = PrexMerrill.png | image = PrexMerrill.png
| alt = | alt =
| caption = "Prex" Merrill pictured in ''Monticola'' 1913, West Virginia University yearbook | caption = Merrill pictured in ''Monticola'' 1913, West Virginia University yearbook
⚫ | birth_date = {{Birth date|1884|1|15}}
| sport = ]
⚫ | birth_place = ], U.S.
⚫ | birth_date = {{birth date|1884|1|15}}
⚫ | death_date = {{Death date and age|1935|2|23|1884|1|15}}
⚫ | birth_place = ]
⚫ | death_place = ], U.S.
⚫ | death_date = {{death date and age|1935|2|23|1884|1|15}}
| death_place = ] | alma_mater = Colgate University<br />]<br />]
⚫ | player_years1 = 1909
| alma_mater = Colgate University<br>]<br>]
⚫ | player_team1 = ]
⚫ | player_years1 = c. early 1910s
⚫ | player_positions = Back
⚫ | player_team1 = West Virginia
⚫ | player_positions = Halfback
| coach_years1 = 1910 | coach_years1 = 1910
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| overall_record = 1&ndash;3 ({{Winning percentage|1|3|0}}) | overall_record = 1–3
| bowl_record = | bowl_record =
| tournament_record = | tournament_record =
| CFbDWID = 6028
| championships = | championships =
| awards = | awards =
| coaching_records = | coaching_records =
}} }}
'''Austin Cook "Prex" Merrill''' (January 15, 1884 – February 23, 1935) was an ] coach in the ].<ref>http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1935-36.pdf</ref> Merrill attended ], graduating in law in 1912 as well as Yale University, where he received his ].<ref>http://wwww.archive.org/stream/monticola13west#page/n271/mode/2up/search/merrill</ref><ref>http://archive.org/stream/bethanian1912beth#page/116/mode/2up/search/merrill</ref> '''Austin Cook''' "'''Prex'''" '''Merrill''' (January 15, 1884 – February 23, 1935) was an American ] coach.<ref>http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1935-36.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609033334/http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1935-36.pdf |date=June 9, 2019 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> He was the head football coach at ] in ] for one season, in 1910, compiling a record of 1–3.<ref>{{Cite web

==Coaching career==
Merrill was the head ] coach for the ] ] located in ]. He held that position for the 1910 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shafer|first=Ian|title=Alderson-Broaddus College (All seasons results)|publisher=College Football Reference|url=http://cfreference.net/cfr/school/alderson-broaddus-college/2330/all-seasons
⚫ |accessdate=February 16, 2012}}
</ref> His coaching record at Alderson–Broaddus was 1 wins and 3 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2012 season, this ranks him #8 at Alderson–Broaddus in total wins and #6 at the school in winning percentage ({{Winning percentage|1|3|0}}).<ref>{{Cite web
|last=DeLassus |last=DeLassus
|first=David |first=David
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|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/broaddus/coaching_records.php |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/broaddus/coaching_records.php
⚫ |accessdate=February 16, 2012
⚫ |accessdate=February 16, 2012}}</ref> Merrill also did coaching work at ], also in West Virginia. He later worked as a lawyer.<ref>http://worldhistory.com/1953/11/22/charleston-gazette/page-51</ref> He was a member of the ] and Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities while at WVU.<ref>http://phikappapsi.archeios.com/files/2012/03/1914-15_vol-35_no-1-6.pdf</ref>
|archive-date=December 11, 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211212715/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/b/broaddus/coaching_records.php
|url-status=dead
⚫ }}</ref> Merrill also coached at ] in West Virginia. He later worked as a lawyer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldhistory.com/1953/11/22/charleston-gazette/page-51|title = World History Encyclopedia}}</ref>


Merrill attended ], graduating in law in 1912 as well as ], where he received his ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/monticola13west#page/n271/mode/2up/search/merrill|title = The Monticola|year = 1896|publisher = Chicago, A.L. Swift & Co}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/bethanian1912beth#page/116/mode/2up/search/merrill|title = Bethanian, 1912|year = 1912|publisher = Bethany College}}</ref> He was a member of the ] and Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities while at WVU.<ref>http://phikappapsi.archeios.com/files/2012/03/1914-15_vol-35_no-1-6.pdf{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
⚫ Merrill died of a heart attack due to coronary thrombosis in 1935.<ref>http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1953838&ImageNumber=2949</ref> At the time of his death, Merrill was serving as a Clerk for the U.S. District Court for Northern West Virginia.<ref>"Austin C Merrill, U.S. Court Clerk, Is Dead, ''Charleston Gazette'', Saturday, February 23, 1935, Charleston, West Virginia, United States Of America</ref>


⚫ Merrill died of a heart attack due to coronary thrombosis in 1935.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=1953838&ImageNumber=2949| title = West Virginia Vital Research Records - Record Image}}</ref> At the time of his death, Merrill was serving as a Clerk for the U.S. District Court for Northern West Virginia.<ref>"Austin C Merrill, U.S. Court Clerk, Is Dead, ''Charleston Gazette'', February 23, 1935, Charleston, West Virginia</ref>
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| DATE OF DEATH = February 23, 1935
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Latest revision as of 05:47, 25 December 2024

American football player and coach (1884–1935)

Prex Merrill
Merrill pictured in Monticola 1913, West Virginia University yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1884-01-15)January 15, 1884
De Kalb Junction, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1935(1935-02-23) (aged 51)
Elkins, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma materColgate University
West Virginia University
Yale University
Playing career
1909West Virginia
Position(s)Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1910Broaddus
Head coaching record
Overall1–3

Austin Cook "Prex" Merrill (January 15, 1884 – February 23, 1935) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach at Alderson–Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia for one season, in 1910, compiling a record of 1–3. Merrill also coached at Bethany College in West Virginia. He later worked as a lawyer.

Merrill attended West Virginia University, graduating in law in 1912 as well as Yale University, where he received his A.B. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi and Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities while at WVU.

Merrill died of a heart attack due to coronary thrombosis in 1935. At the time of his death, Merrill was serving as a Clerk for the U.S. District Court for Northern West Virginia.

References

  1. http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1935-36.pdf Archived June 9, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
  2. DeLassus, David. "Broaddus College Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  3. "World History Encyclopedia".
  4. "The Monticola". Chicago, A.L. Swift & Co. 1896.
  5. "Bethanian, 1912". Bethany College. 1912.
  6. http://phikappapsi.archeios.com/files/2012/03/1914-15_vol-35_no-1-6.pdf
  7. "West Virginia Vital Research Records - Record Image".
  8. "Austin C Merrill, U.S. Court Clerk, Is Dead, Charleston Gazette, February 23, 1935, Charleston, West Virginia
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  • Stewart (1923)
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  • No team (1930–1931)
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