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He was born in Falmouth, Kentucky, and is an alumnus of Kentucky State University, where he played offensive guard on the football team from 1947-1949. He earned the nickname "Big John". He graduated in 1950 and earned a Master's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1952. He coached Jackson State University from 1953 to 1962, where he compiled a record of 60-32-4. Merritt led Jackson State to back-to-back appearances in the Orange Blossom Classic in 1961 and 1962 before being hired by Tennessee State.

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  • John Merritt
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  • He was born in Falmouth, Kentucky, and is an alumnus of Kentucky State University, where he played offensive guard on the football team from 1947-1949. He earned the nickname "Big John". He graduated in 1950 and earned a Master's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1952. He coached Jackson State University from 1953 to 1962, where he compiled a record of 60-32-4. Merritt led Jackson State to back-to-back appearances in the Orange Blossom Classic in 1961 and 1962 before being hired by Tennessee State.
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  • He was born in Falmouth, Kentucky, and is an alumnus of Kentucky State University, where he played offensive guard on the football team from 1947-1949. He earned the nickname "Big John". He graduated in 1950 and earned a Master's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1952. He coached Jackson State University from 1953 to 1962, where he compiled a record of 60-32-4. Merritt led Jackson State to back-to-back appearances in the Orange Blossom Classic in 1961 and 1962 before being hired by Tennessee State. At Tennessee State, Merritt had four undefeated seasons, claimed four Midwestern Conference titles, seven Black College Football Championships: (1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1979 and 1982) and earned the school's first-ever NCAA Division I-AA playoff victory in 1982. Merritt coached many players who went into the National Football League, among them were Ed 'Too Tall' Jones, Joe Gilliam, Claude Humphrey, Mike Hegman, and Richard Dent. His coaching record at Tennessee State was 174–35–7, and had a 82% winning percentage. John Merritt Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee is named in his honor, and the Tennessee State football team opens every season with the John Merritt Classic game against Alabama A&M University, until recently the Classic headlines other HBCU teams, in particular 2012 -- Tennessee State will play host to Florida A&M University on September 1, 2012.
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