Ned Mervos was a two way star in 1953 playing both on the offensive and defensive lines for the Youngstown College football team.
Mervos helped the Penguins to a 7-1 mark as a senior after Youngstown had won just nine games the previous year.
Besides playing both ways in 1953, he was the starting offensive tackle on the 1951 and 1952 teams.
During his senior season, he was given the game ball for his performance in YC's 20-19 victory over Eastern Kentucky on October 17.
He earned his bachelor's degree in Education from Youngstown in 1954. While at YC he also majored in Physical Education and minored in History and the sciences. He went on to earn his Master's of Education from the University of Pittsburgh in 1955. He has taken graduate courses at Penn State, Duquesne, New Hampshire and Youngstown.
Following his YSU career, Mervos became a successful teacher, coach, principal and school administrator.
For three years he served as a ETNA school district teacher. He was the supervisor at West Mifflin Elementary School for nine years. He was then a high school administrator for 10 years and a junior high school administrator for four years. He was an elementary supervisor and Assistant Superintendent for 12 years before retiring from the public school system in 1993. He was also elected to the West Mifflin Area School Board for two terms.
On the coaching level, he spent time as an assistant and head football coach in the ETNA School District. He was also an assistant basketball coach for two years. He helped organize the west Mifflin Area School district football program in 1958. He spent five years as an assistant coach and three years as a head coach (1965-67). His team finished an undefeated record in 1966. And he was the head track coach for two years.
From 1968-76 he was an assistant football coach (line) at Carnegie Mellon University from 1968-76 and later became the Defensive Coordinator. He also was an assistant at Duquesne.
Mervos has helped out the National Football League, United States Football League and Canadian Football League franchises as well. He was the team photographer for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1981. A scout for the Pittsburgh Stars of the USFL in 1982. For the Pittsburgh Mahlers of the USFL he was an assistant defense and special teams coach from 1983-84. He was a scout at the Canadian Football League combine in 1985-86. And he was an area scout for the Atlanta Falcons from 1987 through 1996.
Currently, he is a Marketer for ms consultants. He is a Penguin Club member and is a life member of the YSU Alumni Association. Ned and his wife Helen have two children, David and Pamela Rubenstein and have four grandchildren. The Mervoses reside in Pittsburgh, Pa.
