Merrill Douglas
Merrill George Douglas
Born: March 15, 1936
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 204
College: Utah
High School: OIympus (Holladay, UT)
Career: 1958-1962
Drafted: 1958 in Round 6, #65 overall by the Chicago Bears
Merrill Douglas played from 1958 to 1962 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. Douglas ran for 213 yards in his career on 54 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 26 yards.
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 18 | 0 |
1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 24 | 47 | 2.0 | 9 | 2 |
1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 29 | 0 |
1961 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 |
1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
Totals | 54 | 213 | 3.9 | 29 | 2 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
1961 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Totals | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
1962 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 40 | 0 |
Totals | 7 | 148 | 21.1 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1958 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1960 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1961 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 0 |
1962 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 |