Merv Collins

Bio

Full name: Mervyn Douglas Collins

Preferred name: Merv

Born: Aug. 10, 1933 in Toronto, ON

Died: June 12, 2019 (Obituary)

Last Season (1966) Vitals:
  • Height: 6′ 1″
  • Weight: 220 lbs
  • Position: G
  • Jersey: #54
Amateur Programs
  • Northern Vocational HS (Sarnia, ON)
  • Ottawa HS (Ottawa, ON)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
15 Season Career

Active years: 1952–1966
Active teams (5):

  • BB 1952
  • TOR 1953–1954
  • HAM 1955
  • OTT 1956–1965
  • EDM 1966

181 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 181 regular season games
Season/Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
15 seasons (5 teams)
(Rank: T70th,
99th percentile,
14 CFL seasons)		 181
(Rank: T451st,
96th percentile,
170 CFL games)		 0 0
1952 BB G 91 11 -- 0
1953 TOR G 58 13 -- 0
1954 TOR G 58 10 -- 0
1955 HAM G 55 5 -- 0
1956 OTT G 54 14 -- 0
1957 OTT G 54 14 -- 0
1958 OTT G 54 14 -- 0
1959 OTT G, K 54 14 -- 0
1960 OTT G 54 5 -- 0
1961 OTT G 54 14 -- 0
1962 OTT G 54 14 -- 0
1963 OTT G 54 14 -- 0
1964 OTT G 54 13 -- 0
1965 OTT G 54 14 -- 0
1966 EDM G 54 12 -- 0