Guido Merkens
American football player (born 1955)
American football player
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| Position: | Quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back, punter, return specialist |
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| Born: | (1955-08-14) August 14, 1955 (age 68) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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| High school: | Edison (San Antonio) |
| College: | Sam Houston State |
| Undrafted: | 1977 |
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Guido Albert Merkens Jr. (born August 14, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, punter and defensive back for 10 seasons for the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
Merkens was a 1973 graduate of Edison High School in San Antonio. He then played college football at both quarterback and defensive back for the Sam Houston Bearkats. His versatility became a hallmark of his professional career.[1] In his first two seasons in the NFL, he was primarily a punt return specialist. During his tenure with the Saints, he served as the third-string quarterback, holder for field goals and special teams player; with occasional time as a wide receiver, punter or safety. His penchant for being the emergency backup for all of the aforementioned positions earned him the reputation of a "jack of all trades".[2]
Merkens' father, Guido Sr., served as founding pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in San Antonio and was a vice-president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.[3]
In 2007, Merkens was general manager of a CarMax dealership in the city.[4]
References
- ^ David Flores, "Edison graduate played with Saints during hard times", KENS, February 7, 2010.
- ^ Don Pierson, "Eagle Subs Clobbered Already-by Ryan", Chicago Tribune, October 2, 1987.
- ^ "Guido Merkens, former LCMS vice-president, dies". 13 January 2012.
- ^ Dale Robertson, "Remembering the Luv Ya Blue Oilers (w/video)" Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, Houston Chronicle, December 10, 2007.
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Sam Houston Bearkats starting quarterbacks
- John Adams (1949)
- Gordon Brown (1950)
- Don Gottlob (1951–1952)
- Stan Keathley (1953)
- Allen Boren (1954–1955)
- Ronnie Choate (1956–1959)
- Jerry Herrington (1960)
- Calvin Pope (1961)
- Ken Wiginton (1962)
- Dave Smith (1963)
- Norman Peterson (1964)
- Dennis Gann (1965–1966)
- Augie Capello (1967)
- David Kubiak (1968–1970)
- John O'Leary (1971)
- Ross Rogers (1972–1973)
- Guido Merkens (1974–1976)
- Arthur Louis (1977–1979)
- Binky Ford (1980–1982)
- Dave Evans (1981)
- Jon Meyers (1983)
- Lanny Dycus (1984–1985)
- Reggie Lewis (1986–1987)
- Bart Bradley (1988)
- Ashley Van Meter (1989–1992)
- Dwight Gross (1993)
- Stacey Arrambide (1994)
- Chad Schramek (1995–1997)
- Albert Bradley (1996–2000)
- Aaron Walters (1998)
- Matt Buss (1998)
- Chris Chaloupka (1999)
- Brian Null (2000)
- Josh McCown (2001)
- Travis Tobaben (2002–2003)
- Vance Smith (2002)
- Wade Pate (2003, 2005–2006)
- Dustin Long (2004)
- Noah Allen (2005)
- Phillip Daugherty (2005–2006)
- Brett Hicks (2006–2007)
- Rhett Bomar (2007–2008)
- Blake Joseph (2009)
- Bryan Randolph (2010)
- Brian Bell (2010–2013)
- Greg Sprowls (2011)
- Jared Johnson (2013–2015)
- Jeremiah Briscoe (2015–2017)
- Mike Dare (2018)
- Ty Brock (2018–2019)
- Eric Schmid (2019–2021)
- Keegan Shoemaker (2021–2023)
- Jordan Yates (2022)
- Grant Gunnell (2023)
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