MERLIN WALETWalet, Merlin Peter, Jr.Height: 5-11 Weight: 225 Born: April 1, 1943 Loreauville, LA Died: May 15, 2015 New Iberia, LA High School: Loreauville (LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Louisiana State | Freshmen Team |
| 1963 | McNeese State | Lettered |
| 1964 | McNeese State | Lettered |
| 1965 | McNeese State | Lettered |
| Draft: 10th round (73rd overall) 1965 Denver Broncos (redshirt); 11th round (149th overall) 1965 Los Angeles Rams |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/28/1964 | 1965 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1965 LARM NFL |
| Draft | 11/28/1964 | 1965 Denver Broncos (AFL)1965 DEN AFL |
| Signed | 1966 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1966 LARM NFL | |
| Released | 1966 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1966 LARM NFL | |
| Signed | 1966 Denver Broncos (AFL)1966 DEN AFL | |
| Released | 1966 Denver Broncos (AFL)1966 DEN AFL | |
| Signed | 1966 Wheeling Ironmen (COFL)1966 WHE COFL | |
| Free Agent | 1968 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1968 OV COFL | |
| Signed | 1969 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1969 GB NFL | |
| Released | 1969 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1969 GB NFL | |
| Signed | 1969 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1969 OV COFL | |
| Free Agent | 1969 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1969 OV COFL | |
| Signed | 1970 Jersey Tigers (ACFL)1970 JERT ACFL | |
| Free Agent | 1970 Jersey Tigers (ACFL)1970 JERT ACFL | |
| Signed | ||
| Free Agent |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Wheeling Ironmen (COFL)1967 WHE COFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1968 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1968 OV COFL | 14 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 | |||
| 1969 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1969 OV COFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1970 Jersey Tigers (ACFL)1970 JERT ACFL | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Wheeling Ironmen (COFL)1966 WHE COFL | 21 | 90 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Wheeling Ironmen (COFL)1967 WHE COFL | 34 | 99 | 2.9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1968 OV COFL | 158 | 696 | 4.4 | 21 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1969 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1969 OV COFL | 180 | 673 | 3.7 | 27 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1970 Jersey Tigers (ACFL)1970 JERT ACFL | 129 | 512 | 4.0 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1968 OV COFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Wheeling Ironmen (COFL)1966 WHE COFL | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 Wheeling Ironmen (COFL)1967 WHE COFL | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1968 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1968 OV COFL | 12 | 135 | 11.3 | 26 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1969 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1969 OV COFL | 17 | 140 | 8.2 | 74 | 0 | ||||||
| 1970 Jersey Tigers (ACFL)1970 JERT ACFL | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Wheeling Ironmen (COFL)1966 WHE COFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Ohio Valley Ironmen (COFL)1969 OV COFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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