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Merlin Jay Olsen (/ ˈ oʊ l s ən /; September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American football player, announcer, and actor. For his entire 15-year professional football career he was a defensive tackle with the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL).
Mar 12, 2010 · Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams who was a charter member of the team’s famed Fearsome Foursome, then made a remarkably smooth transition into...
Mar 12, 2010 · Hall of Fame football player and actor Merlin Olsen, a giant man who friends say had an even larger heart, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer, football and university officials said.
Mar 12, 2010 · Merlin Olsen, the Hall of Fame tackle who anchored the Los Angeles Rams’ Fearsome Foursome, the line that glamorized defensive play in the National Football League, died early Thursday at a ...
Oct 2, 2023 · After he retired, Olsen began a second career as a television broadcaster and he was also a successful actor. Sadly, in 2009 Olsen was diagnosed with cancer and would pass away from the disease a year later. This is the story of Merlin Olsen.
Jun 18, 2024 · Merlin Olsen (born September 15, 1940, Logan, Utah, U.S.—died March 11, 2010, Duarte, California) was an American gridiron football player, sports announcer, and actor who was one of the most extraordinary defensive linemen in National Football League (NFL) history.
Merlin Olsen was a coach's player. Punctual, steady, gifted, a quiet leader, a player you could always count on. He was a standout as a rookie and thereafter stood out in every game he played for the Rams in a 15- year career.
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Aug 12, 2021 · As we prepared this summer to honor all-time Los Angeles Rams great Merlin Olsen as No. 30 on The Athletic’s NFL 100, we asked fans who had memories of Olsen — no matter how large or how...
Dubbed by Utah State as the greatest athlete in school history, Merlin Olsen achieved nothing but the highest levels of success in all aspects of his life. A defensive tackle under College Hall of Fame coach John Ralston, he earned a reputation as a “bruising,” and “hard-hitting” player.
