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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1884-10-26)October 26, 1884 Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1956(1956-07-09) (aged 71) Tinley Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1907 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908 | Texas A&M |
| Track | |
| 1913–1921 | Iowa State |
| 1921–1922 | DePauw |
| 1922–1924 | Yale |
| 1927–1928 | Chicago (assistant) |
| 1928–1949 | Chicago |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–5 (football) |
Ned Alvin Merriam (October 26, 1884 – July 9, 1956) was an Americantrack athlete,college football player, and coach of track and football.[1]
Merriam attended theUniversity of Chicago, where he starred in football and track between 1905 and 1908. He was a member of the American track and field team at the1908 Summer Olympics inLondon. In the400 metres, Merriam won his preliminary heat with a time of 52.2 seconds. He advanced to the semifinals, where he finished third in his heat to be eliminated from further competition—the only 400-meter race he ever lost.
Merriam later coached track atIowa State University,Texas A&M University,DePauw University, andYale University. He was head track coach at theUniversity of Chicago from 1929 until his retirement in 1950. He died ofleukemia in Chicago in 1956.
In 2011, Merriam was inducted into theUniversity of Chicago Athletics Hall of Fame. His plaque states that he was a three-time Big 10 champion in the 440-yard dash and a member of the U.S. Olympic Team, serving as head track and field coach from 1929 to 1949.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M Aggies(Independent)(1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Texas A&M | 3–5 | |||||||
| Texas A&M: | 3–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–5 | ||||||||
