Prex Merrill

Austin Cook "Prex" Merrill (January 15, 1884 – February 23, 1935) was an American college football coach.^[1] He was the head football coach at Alderson–Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia for one season, in 1910, compiling a record of 1–3.^[2] Merrill also coached at Bethany College in West Virginia. He later worked as a lawyer.^[3]

Prex Merrill

Merrill pictured in Monticola 1913, West Virginia University yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1884-01-15)January 15, 1884 De Kalb Junction, New York, U.S.
Died	February 23, 1935(1935-02-23) (aged 51) Elkins, West Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Colgate University West Virginia University Yale University
Playing career
1909	West Virginia
Position	Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1910	Broaddus
Head coaching record
Overall	1–3

Merrill attended West Virginia University, graduating in law in 1912 as well as Yale University, where he received his A.B.^[4][5] He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi and Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities while at WVU.^[6]

Merrill died of a heart attack due to coronary thrombosis in 1935.^[7] At the time of his death, Merrill was serving as a Clerk for the U.S. District Court for Northern West Virginia.^[8]