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Position: | Running back | ||
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Born: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | March 15, 1936||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Olympus (UT) | ||
College: | Utah | ||
NFL draft: | 1958 / Round: 6 / Pick: 65 | ||
Career history | |||
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Merrill George Douglas (born March 15, 1936) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Utah.
Douglas attended Granite High School, before transferring to Olympus High School. He received All-state honors at fullback twice. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Utah.
As a junior, he became a starter and had 83 carries for 504 yards (second on the team), with a 6.1-yard average and 7 touchdowns. As a senior, he posted 97 carries for 646 yards (second in the league), with a 6.7-yard average and 10 touchdowns, while also leading the conference in scoring. [1] He also lettered in baseball.
In 1988, he was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame. [2]
Douglas was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (65th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft. He was a backup fullback behind Rick Casares. He was released in 1961.
On September 7, 1961, he was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys and played in six games. [3] On April 22, 1962, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for offensive tackle Ed Nutting. [4]
On September 10, 1962, he was waived by the Cleveland Browns. [5] He was one of the team's final two cuts as it trimmed its roster to 36, the regular season limit at the time. [6]
On September 18, 1962, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles. [7] He was the third-string fullback. [8]
On September 3, 1963, he was released by the New York Jets. [9]
Douglas was a side judge in the NFL for eleven seasons from 1981 through 1991, wearing uniform number 102. [10] He worked for the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Department for 25 years.
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