Career
He played in the league from 1944-1945. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and "Card-Pitt", a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and the Steelers. The teams merger was result of the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World World War World War II Prior to his professional career, Merkovsky played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.
In 1939, he played in three college football All-Star Games, located in Boston, Providence and New New York
