MERL CONDITCondit, Merlyn Edwin (Merlyn the Magician)Height: 5-11 Weight: 187 Born: March 21, 1917 Belle Vernon, PA Died: October 18, 1992 Wexford, PA High School: Charleston (WV) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Carnegie Mellon | Freshmen Team |
| 1937 | Carnegie Mellon | Lettered |
| 1938 | Carnegie Mellon | Lettered |
| 1939 | Carnegie Mellon | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (15th overall) 1940 Cleveland Rams |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 1 | TB-LDH | 10 | 2 |
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 35 | HB-RDH | 11 | 11 |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 35 | HB-RDH-TB-LDH | 11 | 11 |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 35 | HB-RDH | 8 | 7 |
| 1945 Washington Redskins (NFL)1945 WAS NFL | 44 | ROH-RDH | 6 | 0 |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 42 | WB-LDH | 9 | 9 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 55 | 40 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/9/1939 | 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL |
| Negotiation Rights Traded | 4/17/1940 | 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | |
| Allocated | 12/10/1940 | 1941 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1941 PHI NFL |
| Purchased | 8/22/1941 | 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL |
| Traded | 6/10/1944 | 1944 Washington Redskins (NFL)1944 WAS NFL |
| Purchased | 1946 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1946 LARM NFL | |
| Purchased | 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1947 | 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 4 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | - | 0 | 41 |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 3 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | - | 0 | 37 |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 12 | |
| 1945 Washington Redskins (NFL)1945 WAS NFL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 19 | |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 10 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | - | - | - | 5 | 22 | 22.7 | - | 0 | 125 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 0 | 35 |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 1/1 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 37 |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1/6 | 1/3 | 3/7 | 0/6 | 0/0 | 5 | 22 | 22.7 | 0 | 37 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 52 | 205 | 3.9 | 0 | |||||
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 91 | 357 | 3.9 | 41t | 4 | ||||
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 129 | 647 | 5.0 | 63 | 2 | ||||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 67 | 190 | 2.8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1945 Washington Redskins (NFL)1945 WAS NFL | 36 | 173 | 4.8 | 41 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 46 | 141 | 3.1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 421 | 1713 | 4.1 | 63 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 15 | 2 | 13.3 | 11 | 33 | 2.2 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 10 | 27 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 89 | 22.3 | 44.5 | 80t | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 135.4 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 48 | 10 | 20.8 | 32 | 152 | 3.2 | 15.2 | 80t | 1 | 2.1 | 6 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | |||||||
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 56 | 0 | ||||||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 65t | 1 | ||||||
| 1945 Washington Redskins (NFL)1945 WAS NFL | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 323 | 10.1 | 65t | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 40t | 1 |
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 40t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1940 PIT NFL | 12 | 453 | 37.8 | 59 | ||||||||
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |||||||
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 7 | 315 | 45.0 | 55 | 0 | |||||||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 19 | 725 | 38.2 | 58 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 39 | 1531 | 39.3 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 21 | 210 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 332 | 9.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1941 BKN NFL | 8 | 178 | 22.3 | 0 | |||||
| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1942 BKN NFL | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1943 BKN NFL | 6 | 178 | 29.7 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 25 | 547 | 21.9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Washington Redskins (NFL)1945 WAS NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1946 PIT NFL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
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