Merlin Olsen, linemen, actor, commentator, dies at 69
New York Times |
March 11, 2010 1:51 p.m.
"Merlin Olsen, the Hall of Fame tackle who anchored the Los Angeles Rams’ Fearsome Foursome, the line that glamorized defensive play in the NFL, died early Thursday at a hospital in Duarte, Calif.," Richard Goldstein, adding that Olsen, "was 69. His death was announced by his brother Orrin, who said he had been treated for mesothelioma, a form of cancer. Olsen was also a longtime color commentator for NBC’s pro football and Rose Bowl telecasts, working with Dick Enberg, and he acted on television, most prominently as the very large and bearded Jonathan Garvey in NBC’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and in his own series, ‘Father Murphy.’"
