Mervyn Fernandez

Mervyn Fernandez
No. 24, 86
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	December 29, 1959 (age 64); Merced, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Andrew Hill; (San Jose, California)
College:	San Jose St.
NFL draft:	1983 / Round: 10 / Pick: 277
Career history
	BC Lions (1982–1986); Los Angeles Raiders (1987–1992); BC Lions (1994);
Career highlights and awards
	73rd Grey Cup and 82nd Grey Cup winner; 2× CFL All-Star (1984, 1985); CFL's Outstanding Player Award (1985); Jackie Parker Trophy (1982);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	209
Receiving yards:	3,764
Receiving touchdowns:	19
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	399
Receiving yards:	6,690
Touchdowns:	57
	Player stats at PFR

Mervyn L. Fernandez (born December 29, 1959), nicknamed "Swervin' Mervyn", is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Los Angeles Raiders in 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.^[1] 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.^[2]

^ "BC Lions Dream Team". BCLions.com. Retrieved September 10, 2006.
^ "TSN Top 50 CFL Players". TSN.ca. November 28, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.