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Merlin Olsen: NFL's Greatest DT Ever?

By Dave GoldbergMar 11th 2010 – 2:30PM

Some players are considered "throwbacks.'' Merlin Olsen was a glimpse of the future. Olsen, who died Thursday at age 69, came out of Utah State in 1962 as the seventh overall pick in the NFL draft, a 6-foot-5, 270-pound defensive tackle who was an athlete first in an era when most players his size were simply big bodies...

Merlin Olsen Dies at 69

By FanHouse NewswireMar 11th 2010 – 12:05PM

Merlin Olsen, a member of both the Pro Football and College Football Halls of Fame, died Thursday morning at the age of 69. Olsen had been diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2009 and had since been undergoing chemotherapy treatments, according to the Cache Valley Daily. Olsen was inducted in the NFL's Hall of Fame after a...

Background on Merlin Olsen

Merlin Jay Olsen (September 15, 1940 – March 11, 2010) was an American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor.

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