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SALT LAKE CITY — Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome” who followed up football with a successful television career in “Little House on ...

Merlin Olsen, a bearded, gentle-giant Pro Football Hall of Famer who went on to a successful TV career as an actor, announcer, host and pitchman, died Thursday of cancer near Los Angeles. He was 69.

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As noted by our redheaded stepsisters (once removed) over at PFT, Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen passed away at the age of 69. While Olsen was best remembered for his time with the Los ...

NFL Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, the greatest athlete in Utah State University history, died at City of Hope Hospital near Los Angeles early Thursday morning (March 11) after a courageous battle with ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Football star turned actor Merlin Olsen, who was a key member of the Los Angeles Rams' defensive line nicknamed the "Fearsome Foursome," died at the age of 69 on Thursday after ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome” who followed up football with a successful television career in “Little House on ...

After a battle with mesothelioma, former NFL player and television star Merlin Olsen died on March 10, 2010. He was 69. He played his entire 15-year pro football career with the Los Angeles Rams, and ...

Labeled fierce for his relentless play as a Hall of Fame defensive lineman, Merlin Olsen was also gentle enough for a role on one of television's most wholesome shows and as a spokesman in a ...

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Merlin Olsen always fascinated me. I considered him borderline schizophrenic. On the football field, Olsen was part of the Los Angeles Rams’ Fearsome Foursome defensive line that swallowed ball ...