About Walt Merrill
Lived 1917 – 1953 (aged 35). Walt Merrill was an american football player.
Walter Oliver Merrill (August 7, 1917 – March 12, 1953) was an American professional football player.
Merrill was born in 1917 in Andalusia, Alabama, and attended Andalusia High School. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1936 to 1939.
He also served in the U.S. Army during World War II and played for the 1944 Randolph Field Ramblers football team that compiled a perfect 12–0 record and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll.
After the war, Merrill returned home to Andalusia. He became the part owner of a building supply company in Andalusia. He died in 1953 at age 35.
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Who was Walt Merrill?
American football player
When was Walt Merrill born?
Walt Merrill was born on 7 August 1917 in Andalusia.
When did Walt Merrill die?
Walt Merrill died on 12 March 1953 in Andalusia, Alabama.
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Walt Merrill was an american football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Walt Merrill. https://biography.guide/walt-merrill/
MLA: "Walt Merrill." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/walt-merrill/.
Chicago: "Walt Merrill." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/walt-merrill/.
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