Mervyn Fernandez
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | December 29, 1959 Merced, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Andrew Hill (San Jose, California) | ||||||||
| College | San Jose State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1983: 10th round, 277th overall pick | ||||||||
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Mervyn L. Fernandez (born December 29, 1959), nicknamed "Swervin' Mervyn", is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).
Fernandez was a two-time CFL All-Star (1984–1985) and is a member of the BC Lions Wall of Fame. In 2003, Fernandez was voted a member of the BC Lions All-Time Dream Team, at the wide receiver position, as part of the club's 50-year anniversary celebration. In 2006, Fernandez was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#42) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2019.