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Ed Merrick

Biographical details
Born	(1912-02-08)February 8, 1912
Died	June 14, 1994(1994-06-14) (aged 82) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1938–1940	Richmond
Position	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1950	Fork Union Military Academy (VA)
1951–1965	Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall	53–87–6 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
First-team All-SoCon (1939)

Edward J. Merrick (February 8, 1912 – June 14, 1994) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Richmond from 1951 until 1965, compiling record of 53–87–6.

Merrick was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Richmond Spiders (Southern Conference) (1951–1965)
1951	Richmond	3–8	2–6	T–12th
1952	Richmond	1–9	0–6	17th
1953	Richmond	5–3–1	3–3	T–5th
1954	Richmond	5–4	2–3	6th
1955	Richmond	4–3–2	3–2–2	5th
1956	Richmond	4–5	2–5	7th
1957	Richmond	4–6	2–4	T–5th
1958	Richmond	3–7	3–4	5th
1959	Richmond	4–5–1	4–3–1	5th
1960	Richmond	3–6–1	3–4–1	6th
1961	Richmond	5–5	5–2	2nd
1962	Richmond	6–3	3–2	3rd
1963	Richmond	3–6–1	2–2–1	T–5th
1964	Richmond	3–7	2–4	6th
1965	Richmond	0–10	0–6	9th
Richmond:		53–87–6	33–52–5
Total:		53–87–6