Than Merrill

Nathaniel "Than" Merrill (born December 12, 1977) is an American businessman, television personality, and former professional football player. He is the co-owner of the real estate company CT Homes and the real estate investing educational company FortuneBuilders Inc. He was featured in the A&E's Flip This House in seasons 3 and 4 as part airing in 2007 to 2009, of the "New Haven" team.

Than Merrill
No. 22
Position:Free Safety
Personal information
Born: (1977-12-12) December 12, 1977
Fresno, California
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Fresno (CA)
College:Yale
NFL Draft:2001 / Round: 7 / Pick: 223
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:15
Games started:0
Tackles:7
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Football career

In high school Merrill was selected as an All-Far West Quarterback.[1] In college, he started as a strong safety at Yale University, where he was named to Yale’s First-team All-Ivy Selections[2] from 1999-2001. After graduating from Yale[3] he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 7th round of the 2001 NFL Draft,[4][5] but ultimately signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears for the 2001 season. He spent one season with the Bears, and registered 7 tackles. He was later allocated by the Bears to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe.[6] In 2003, Merrill was signed by the Buccaneers and was allocated again to NFLE, this time to the Amsterdam Admirals.[7] In 2003, Merrill suffered a career-ending knee injury.

Real estate career

Merrill co-founded CT Homes, LLC in 2004. The residential real estate investment company purchases, redevelops, and sells residential, multi-family, and commercial property.[8]

Merrill and CT Homes caught the attention of the producers of Flip This House, a popular reality TV show featured on A&E, during their nationwide search for a real estate investing business. The show documented and educated prospective entrepreneurs on the intricacies of buying and selling real estate.[9] Merrill’s “New Haven” team was featured on the last three seasons, from 2007 to 2009.

Merrill helped open Realty National Inc., a San Diego Real Estate Brokerage affiliated with CT Homes, in 2011.[10] Realty National Inc. was established in Pacific Beach, San Diego and has continued to open other offices throughout California and the United States including; Orange County, Sacramento and Boston, MA. Merrill wrote The Real Estate Wholesaling Bible: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Get Started in Real Estate, which was published on April 21, 2014.[11]

References
  1. "Stanford Scout".
  2. "Yale All Ivy List". Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. http://www.sparkplugging.com/sparkplug-ceo/than-merrill-from-throwing-a-football-to-flipping-houses/
  4. "Scout.com: Bucs Sign Four Draft Picks". tam.scout.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  5. "ESPN Player Stats".
  6. Brian Danielewicz (May 21, 2002). "Ivy Leaguers Graduate To NFL". ivyleaguesports.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  7. "Scukanec Helps Claymores Run Wild". buccaneers.com. May 1, 2003. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  8. "About CT Homes".
  9. "Flip This House Video".
  10. "Realty National". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.
  11. Merrill, Than (April 14, 2014). Amazon Book Listing. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118807521.
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