Merlin Olsen

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American football player human sports commentator television actor

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

Aliases (1)

Merlin Jay Olsen ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
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 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Super Bowl XV → Super Bowl XX →	announcer
Super Bowl XVII →	announcerUS
Merlin Olsen ("Merlin Jay Olsen") →	fullName
Los Angeles Rams →	HallOfFamePlayer
Super Bowl XIII →	tvAnnouncersUS