![]() "Prex" Merrill pictured in Monticola 1913, West Virginia University yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | De Kalb Junction, New York, U.S. | January 15, 1884
Died | February 23, 1935 Elkins, West Virginia, U.S. | (aged 51)
Alma mater | Colgate University West Virginia University Yale University |
Playing career | |
1909 | West Virginia |
Position(s) | Back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1910 | Alderson–Broaddus |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–3 |
Austin Cook "Prex" Merrill (January 15, 1884 – February 23, 1935) was an American football coach.[1] Merrill was the head football coach at Alderson–Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia. He held that position for the 1910 season. His coaching record at Alderson–Broaddus was 1–3.[2] Merrill also coached at Bethany College in West Virginia. He later worked as a lawyer.[3]
Merrill attended West Virginia University, graduating in law in 1912 as well as Yale University, where he received his A.B.[4][5] He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi and Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities while at WVU.[6]
Merrill died of a heart attack due to coronary thrombosis in 1935.[7] At the time of his death, Merrill was serving as a Clerk for the U.S. District Court for Northern West Virginia.[8]