Guy William "Tripp" Merritt III (March 5, 1968 – August 10, 2020) was an
American football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...
coach. He served as the head football coach at
Davidson College
Davidson College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after American Revolutiona ...
from 2005 to 2012, compiling a record of 31–51. Merritt died on August 10, 2020, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre ( , alternatively or ) is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It ...
.
Head coaching record
College
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References
External links
Wilkes profile
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1968 births
2020 deaths
Davidson Wildcats football coaches
Bucknell Bison football coaches
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football coaches
Saint Mary's Gaels football coaches
Susquehanna River Hawks football coaches
Western Carolina Catamounts football coaches
Wilkes Colonels football coaches
High school football coaches in Florida
University of North Carolina at Charlotte alumni
People from Albemarle, North Carolina