Career
He earned National Basketball Association All-Rookie honors in his first season, during which he averaged 10.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks. Over the course of his National Basketball Association career, Meriweather averaged 8.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks. He played for the United States national team in the 1974 International Basketball Federation World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
Meriweather spent the 1985-1986 basketball season playing for Granarolo Bologna in Italy.
He coached the Kansas City Mustangs of the Women"s Basketball Association professional league to an undefeated season in 1994. He also served as the head women"s basketball coach at Park University in Parkville, Missouri from 1997 to 2010 before resigning in March 2010.
Meriweather died on October 13, 2013 in Columbus, Georgia.