Art Mergenthal
St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) | |
| College: | Tennessee, Xavier, Bowling Green, Notre Dame |
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Arthur Louis Mergenthal (March 22, 1921 – May 20, 2001) was an
Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
Early life
Mergenthal earned All No. KY, All-Conference and All-State honors in football at
St. Xavier High School in 1939.[4]
College career
Mergenthal first played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers before playing for the Xavier Musketeers, Bowling Green Falcons and lastly the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[1]
Professional career
Mergenthal played in 19 games, starting three, for the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams of the NFL from 1945 to 1946.[5] In 1947 the Philadelphia Eagles traded Mel Bleeker to the Rams for Mergenthal.[6]
Personal life
Mergenthal was a principal in the Bellevue School system for over 30 years.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "ART MERGENTHAL". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "2005 Bellevue Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions". northernkentuckysports.com. September 3, 2005. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 3, 1939. p. 2. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Sweeney, Michael R. (February 12, 2007). "Alexander, Goode starred in NFL by way of Boone County" (fee required). The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. p. B3.
...Art Mergenthal from Bellevue, Cincinnati's St. Xavier High (1939) and several colleges with the last being Notre Dame (1945), played guard and linebacker with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams in the late 1940s, before becoming a principal in the Bellevue School system for some 30-plus years.
- ^ "Art Mergenthal Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "RAMS SWAP MERGENTHAL". San Pedro News Pilot. February 14, 1947.
