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Guido Merkens

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Guido Merkens

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Position:

Quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back, punter, return specialist

Personal information

Born:

August 14, 1955 (age 68)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

High school:

Edison (San Antonio)

College:

Sam Houston State

Undrafted:

1977

Career history

Career NFL statistics

Receptions:	36
Receiving yards:	569
Receiving touchdowns:	3

Player stats at PFR

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 SchoolinSan 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

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^ David Flores, "Edison graduate played with Saints during hard times" Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, KENS, February 7, 2010.

^ Don Pierson, "Eagle Subs Clobbered Already-by Ryan", Chicago Tribune, October 2, 1987.

^ "Guido Merkens, former LCMS vice-president, dies". January 13, 2012.

^ Dale Robertson, "Remembering the Luv Ya Blue Oilers (w/video)" Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, Houston Chronicle, December 10, 2007.

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)

New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks

Gary Cuozzo (1967)
Billy Kilmer (1967–1970)
Karl Sweetan (1968)
Ronnie Lee South (1968)
Edd Hargett (1970–1971)
Archie Manning (1971–1975, 1977–1981)
Bobby Scott (1973–1974, 1976–1977, 1981)
Larry Cipa (1974–1975)
Bobby Douglass (1976–1977)
Dave Wilson (1981, 1983–1986)
Ken Stabler (1982–1983)
Guido Merkens (1982)
Richard Todd (1984)
Bobby Hebert (1985–1989, 1991–1992)
John Fourcade (1987, 1989–1990)
Steve Walsh (1990–1991, 1993)
Wade Wilson (1993)
Mike Buck (1993)
Jim Everett (1994–1996)
Doug Nussmeier (1996–1997)
Heath Shuler (1997)
Billy Joe Hobert (1997–1999)
Danny Wuerffel (1997–1998)
Kerry Collins (1998)
Billy Joe Tolliver (1998–1999)
Jake Delhomme (1999)
Jeff Blake (2000)
Aaron Brooks (2000–2005)
Todd Bouman (2005)
Drew Brees (2006–2020)
Mark Brunell (2009)
Luke McCown (2015)
Teddy Bridgewater (2018–2019)
Taysom Hill (2020–2021)
Jameis Winston (2021–2022)
Trevor Siemian (2021)
Ian Book (2021)
Andy Dalton (2022)
Derek Carr (2023–present)

Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterbacks

Red Kirkman (1933–1935)
Jim Leonard (1934, 1936)
Stumpy Thomason (1935)
Irv Kupcinet (1935)
Glenn Frey (1936–1937)
Jess Dow (1938–1939)
Davey O'Brien (1939–1940)
Len Barnum (1941)
Tommy Thompson (1941–1942, 1946–1950)
Foster Watkins (1941)
Roy Zimmerman (1943–1946)
Allie Sherman (1945)
Bill Mackrides (1948)
Jack Myers (1948)
Adrian Burk (1951–1956)
Bobby Thomason (1952–1957)
Sonny Jurgensen (1957, 1961–1963)
Norm Van Brocklin (1958–1960)
King Hill (1962–1966, 1968)
Norm Snead (1964–1970)
Jack Concannon (1964, 1966)
John Huarte (1968)
George Mira (1969)
Rick Arrington (1970–1971)
Pete Liske (1971–1972)
John Reaves (1972)
Roman Gabriel (1973–1976)
Mike Boryla (1974–1976)
Ron Jaworski (1977–1986)
Joe Pisarcik (1984)
Randall Cunningham (1985–1995)
Matt Cavanaugh (1986)
Scott Tinsley (1987)
Guido Merkens (1987)
Jim McMahon (1991–1992)
Jeff Kemp (1991)
Brad Goebel (1991)
Bubby Brister (1993–1994)
Ken O'Brien (1993)
Rodney Peete (1995–1998)
Ty Detmer (1996–1997)
Bobby Hoying (1997–1998)
Koy Detmer (1998–1999, 2002, 2004)
Doug Pederson (1999)
Donovan McNabb (1999–2009)
A. J. Feeley (2002, 2007)
Mike McMahon (2005)
Jeff Garcia (2006)
Kevin Kolb (2009–2010)
Michael Vick (2010–2013)
Vince Young (2011)
Nick Foles (2012–2014, 2017–2018)
Mark Sanchez (2014–2015)
Sam Bradford (2015)
Carson Wentz (2016–2020)
Jalen Hurts (2020–present)
Gardner Minshew (2021–2022)

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