Rest in peace, Merlin Olsen!

[Wicked Jester]

One of the all time NFL greats!.....And a damn good man!

The "fearsome foursome" were an awesome thing to watch!

 

[Xenophon]

Wasn't he on 'little house on the prairie?'

 

[Wicked Jester]

Wasn't he on 'little house on the prairie?'

I believe he was at one time. He was in several movies also.

 

[rightwinger]

Damn nice guy and a hell of a ball player!

Sorry to see him go

 

[hjmick]

Wasn't he on 'little house on the prairie?'

And the star of Father Murphy.

 

[dilloduck]

RIP Merlin----great man--great football player

 

[del]

Merlin Olsen, Football Star, Commentator and Actor, Dies at 69 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

 

[Dr.House]

RIP... Good guy...

 

[Wicked Jester]

My stepfather took me to the pro bowl at the LA coliseum when I was about 6 years old. I'll never forget Merlin Olsen chasing Sonny Jurgenson around the back field, picking him up and making like he was going to slam him to the ground. He gently put him down and patted him on the back and walked away after causing a twenty yard loss. Had it been a meaningful game, I pity ol' Sonny Jurgenson!

 

[rightwinger]

I remember Merlin playing with Deacon Jones they were terrors for any offense. Deacon got the high profile sacks but it was Merlin who stayed home and kept them honest.

 

[Wicked Jester]

I remember Merlin playing with Deacon Jones they were terrors for any offense. Deacon got the high profile sacks but it was Merlin who stayed home and kept them honest.

A part of the greatest front four in NFL history. No doubt about it!

 

[JimH52]

15 years in the NFL and 15 Pro Bowls. The man was all class. The best of the best...

 

[Wicked Jester]

15 years in the NFL and 15 Pro Bowls. The man was all class. The best of the best...

That he most certainly was. Definitely a far cry from the steroid infused gangbanger wannabe's that have permeated the NFL nowadays. And then of course there's the moron's like Rothlesberger who may or may not be guilty, but sure as hell doesn't have any common sense.

 

[George Costanza]

Merlin Olson lived in the town next to mine. We ate dinner regularly at the same coffee shop. I have a good friend who played golf with Merlin on several occasions. He says that Merlin truly was a good man - a down to earth, humble guy who would treat anyone as if he had known him forever.

I never was fortunate enough to talk to him, but I know he was a true winner in every respect.

 

[JW Frogen]

George, why, oh why, did you have Merlin Olsen lick your wedding envelopes?