University of Houston Athletics
Houston Adds Merritt and Teykl to Staff
2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
Feb. 17, 2017
HOUSTON â€" Houston Football head coach Major Applewhite named two key members to his staff Friday with the addition of Director of High School Relations Tim Teykl and Director of Player Personnel Bobby Merritt.
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Tim Teykl | Director of High School Relations
- Joins the Houston program after 26 seasons as head football coach and biology teacher at B.F. Terry High School.
- Ended his career as the winningest coach in B.F. Terry HS and Lamar Consolidated ISD history with 16 playoff berths and an all-time record of 160-112-1.
- Coached over 120 THSCA Academic All-State players.
- Named the 2007 Tom Landry Award winner by the THSCA and was a two-time finalist for the AFCA Power of Influence Award. Also a finalist for the Houston Texans Coach of the Year Award and the Touchdown Club of Houston Coach of the Year Award. Received the 2012 U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis National Award.
- A former member and president-elect of the THSCA Board of Directors, has also served as president and executive board member for the Greater Houston Football Coaches Association.
- Also a former president and board member for the Texas State 7-on-7 championships and served as the Bayou Bowl game director and Team Texas head coach.
- Coached the west squad to victory in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was on the Team USA coaching staff in 2013 and 2014 showdowns with Team Canada.
- Prior to taking over at B.F. Terry spent two seasons as head coach and athletic director at Rice Consolidated High School and seven seasons as offensive line coach and strength & conditioning coach at TCU.
- Also spent two seasons at Texas State University as receivers coach and strength & conditioning coach and two seasons at East Bernard High School as assistant head football coach, defensive coordinator, boys' basketball head coach and boys' track & field head coach.
Bobby Merritt | Director of Player Personnel
- Comes to Houston after one season as Director of Football Recruiting at Tennessee.
- Spent eight seasons as a college scout for the Houston Texans during which the organization won two AFC South Division championships.
- Also spent four seasons with the Detroit Lions scouting department.
- Totaled four seasons of collegiate coaching experience prior to moving to the scouting side.
- Letterwinner in both football and baseball at Adrian College (Mich.) before serving two years as a Law Enforcement Specialist/Explosive Detector Dog Handler for the United States Air Force.
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