Jim Merlo

{{Short description|American football player (born 1951)}}

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{{BLP sources|date=October 2014}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Jim Merlo

|number=57

|position=Linebacker

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|10|3|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Sanger, California, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=221

|height_in=1

|college=Stanford

|draftyear=1973

|draftround=4

|draftpick=86

|pastteams=* New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1973|1979}})

|highlights=

|statlabel1=Sacks

|statvalue1=6.0

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=11

|statlabel3=Interceptions

|statvalue3=8

|pfr=MerlJi20

}}

James Louis Merlo (born October 3, 1951) is an American football linebacker who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford University.

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Category:1951 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football linebackers

Category:Stanford Cardinal football players

Category:New Orleans Saints players

Category:People from Sanger, California

Category:Players of American football from Fresno County, California

Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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