Meet Robert Merrill
10/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 6, 2003
Full name: Robert E. Merrill III
Nicknames: Rockk, Bobbie, Robbie, Rob, Pooh
I wear number 33 because: It's family tradition and also Tony Dorsett wore it
Music I listen to: Hip-hop, R&B, Rap
Favorite TV show: Martin and All My Children
Favorite class at TCU: Any English class
Favorite junk food: Chinese
Most impressive person you know: Wane McGarity
Person in history you'd like to meet: Tony Dorsett
First thing you'd do if you were head coach for a day: Practice for 30 minutes, send players home, eat Chinese food with all the coaches, have players come back for an all-sports party
Teammate who makes you laugh the most: Larry Bradford
Person who has most influenced your athletic career: My dad, Robert Merrill, Jr.
Most memorable moment in athletics: When we won the Pop Warner PeeWee Division football championship in Florida in 1995
Best player you've ever faced: Teammates Marvin Godbolt and Ranorris Ray
One thing you wish you were better at: Ball juggling
Favorite sport besides football: Track and basketball
One possession you'd keep if you lost all but one: Family picture
The best advice I've ever been given: My great grandmother Donna Clay would say, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"
If there were a movie about my life, the actor who would play me is: Denzel Washington
A place I've always wanted to visit but never had the chance is: New York
My motivation comes from: My family, especially my grandmother, Lydia North and the strength she's shown while battling lupus
My dream job would be: To work in a huge office on the top floor, listening to people's ideas for advertisement
I chose to attend TCU because: My family can see me play live and a few buddies, Marvin Godbolt and Ranorris Ray, attend TCU
Since I've been at TCU, I've learned to: Work hard
The best thing about being a Horned Frog is: The fans and the togetherness of the students
