Merlin Olsen

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Merlin Olsen was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams who later became a prominent football broadcaster and actor.

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instanceOf American football player
human
sports commentator
television actor
allProSelections multiple
causeOfDeath mesothelioma
collegeAttended Utah State University
CollegeFootballHallOfFameInductionYear 1980
collegeTeam Utah State Aggies football
consecutiveProBowls 14
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-09-15
dateOfDeath 2010-03-11
draftedBy Los Angeles Rams
draftPickNumber 3
draftRound 1
draftYear 1962
employer CBS Sports
NBC Sports
fieldNamedAfter Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium
fullName Merlin Jay Olsen
height 6 ft 5 in
highSchoolAttended Logan High School
honor College Football Hall of Fame inductee
jerseyNumber 74
league National Football League
memberOfSportsTeam Los Angeles Rams
notableWork Father Murphy
Little House on the Prairie
numberOfChildren 3
numberOfProBowls 14
occupation television actor
television sports commentator
partOf Fearsome Foursome
placeOfBirth Logan, Utah, United States
placeOfDeath Duarte, California, United States
playedFor Los Angeles Rams
positionPlayed defensive tackle
ProFootballHallOfFameInductionYear 1982
religion Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
role John Michael Murphy in Father Murphy
Jonathan Garvey in Little House on the Prairie
sportsHallOfFameInduction Pro Football Hall of Fame
spouse Susan Wakley
statueLocatedAt Utah State University
teammate Deacon Jones
Lamar Lundy
Rosey Grier
weight approximately 270 lb


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