 Merrill pictured in Monticola 1913, West Virginia University yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 1884 De Kalb Junction, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1935 (aged 51) Elkins, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | 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 |
Austin Cook "Prex" Merrill (January 15, 1884 – February 23, 1935) was an American college football coach. 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. Merrill also coached at Bethany College in West Virginia. He later worked as a lawyer.
Merrill attended West Virginia University, graduating in law in 1912 as well as Yale University, where he received his A.B. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi and Theta Nu Epsilon fraternities while at WVU.
Merrill died of a heart attack due to coronary thrombosis in 1935. At the time of his death, Merrill was serving as a Clerk for the U.S. District Court for Northern West Virginia.
