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      • Merlin Jay Olsen (/ ˈoʊlsən /; September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American professional 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).
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    Merlin Jay Olsen (/ ˈ oʊ l s ən /; September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) [1] was an American professional 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).

  3. Sep 11, 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.

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  4. Oct 2, 2023 · Merlin Jay Olsen was born on September 15, 1940 in Logan, Utah. By the time Merlin (who was named after the legendary King Arthur character) was six, his family had moved 18 times in the previous decade. Lynn and Merle Olsen then decided it was time to put down roots and returned to Logan.

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. 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. Every game. Fifteen years. As a rookie Olsen was voted into the Pro Bowl.

  8. Merlin Jay Olsen (/ ˈoʊlsən /; 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). He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl 14 times — every year but his last.