Merrill Douglas

Games played:	55
	Player stats at NFL.com

Merrill Douglas
No. 36, 34, 33
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	March 15, 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth:	Salt Lake City, Utah
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Career information
High school:	Olympus (UT)
College:	Utah
NFL draft:	1958 / Round: 6 / Pick: 65
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1958–1960); Dallas Cowboys (1961); Cleveland Browns (1962); Philadelphia Eagles (1962); New York Jets (1963);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	All-Skyline (1957);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:	55
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at PFR

Merrill George Douglas (born March 15, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a retired American football running back in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Utah.

Early years

Douglas attended Olympus High School, before moving on to the University of Utah where he played as a fullback.^[1]

Douglas was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (65th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft. He was released in 1961.

On September 7, 1961, he was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys and played in 6 games.^[2] On April 22, 1962, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for offensive tackle Ed Nutting.^[3]

Douglas was waived on September 10, 1962 by the Cleveland Browns.^[4]

On September 18, 1962, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles.^[5] Douglas was the third-string fullback with the Philadelphia Eagles.^[6]

On September 3, 1963, he was released by the New York Jets.^[7]