Leroy Mercer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leroy Mercer

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1888

Place of Birth: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1957

Profession: baseball player, athletics competitor, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Leroy Mercer

  • Eugene Leroy Mercer (October 30, 1888 – July 2, 1957) was a respected surgeon but was best known for his college football career, while attending the University of Pennsylvania.
  • In 1910, he led Penn to the eastern championship, and then served as the Quakers' captain for the next two seasons.
  • During his time at Penn, Mercer helped the Quakers to a 23–10 football record and received All-American honors in 1910, 1911 and 1912. In 1908, Mercer cleared 12-foot (3.7 m) in the pole vault, setting a record which he then broke in 1909.
  • He is credited with becoming the only high school athlete to clear that height with a now-outdated spruce pole.
  • Mercer was named to the United States Olympic team for the 1912 Olympic Games, and placed fifth in the long jump and sixth in the decathlon.
  • He also competed in baseball, which was a demonstration sport at those Games.
  • Mercer then captained Penn's 1913 champion track team and received All-American honors for his long jump accomplishments, and he won the IC4A long jump titles in 1912 and 1913. He received his Doctorate in Medicine in 1913 and launched a distinguished career as a physician and educator.
  • He later worked at Swarthmore College as the school's athletic director and as a physical education professor.
  • He also coached the school's lacrosse team in 1918 and 1919. Mercer returned to Penn in 1930 to serve as the Director and Dean of the school's Physical Education Department.
  • In 1955, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

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