Arthur Louis Mergenthal (March 22, 1921 – May 20, 2001) was an
American football
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guard
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who played two seasons with the
Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at the
University of Tennessee
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,
Xavier University
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,
Bowling Green State University
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and lastly the
University of Notre Dame
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.
He first enrolled at
Bellevue High School before transferring to
St. Xavier High School in
Cincinnati, Ohio
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.
Early years
Mergenthal earned All No. KY, All-Conference and All-State honors in football at
Bellevue High School.
He also participated in
track and field
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for four years. He was inducted into the Bellevue Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
Mergenthal graduated from
St. Xavier High School in 1939.
College career
Mergenthal first played college football for the
Tennessee Volunteers
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before playing for the
Xavier Musketeers
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,
Bowling Green Falcons
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and lastly the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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.
Professional career
Mergenthal played in 19 games, starting three, for the
Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams of the NFL from 1945 to 1946. In 1947 the
Philadelphia Eagles
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traded
Mel Bleeker
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to the Rams for Mergenthal.
Personal life
Mergenthal was a principal in the Bellevue School system for over 30 years.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats*
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1921 births
2001 deaths
Players of American football from Kentucky
American football guards
St. Xavier High School (Ohio) alumni
Tennessee Volunteers football players
Xavier Musketeers football players
Bowling Green Falcons football players
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Cleveland Rams players
Los Angeles Rams players
20th-century American educators
American school administrators
Educators from Kentucky
People from Bellevue, Kentucky