Earl Jay "Fuzz" Merritt (August 9, 1896 – July 7, 1986) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.

He served as the head football coach at Pomona College in Claremont, California, from 1935 to 1958, compiling a record of 93–67–13.

[1] Merritt attended Pomona, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track.

He coached the freshman football team for ten seasons before succeeding Eugene W. Nixon as head coach of the varsity football team in 1935.

[3][4] In December 1960, Merrit was elected to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.