Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams who was a charter member of the team’s famed Fearsome Foursome, then made a remarkably smooth transition into careers in ...

Longtime Maui News sportwriter Rodney Yap was 11 years old in 1972 when the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams sent some of their best ...

"Merlin Olsen is one of the best players in the history of the NFL," Rams General Manager Billy Devaney said. "His passing is a tremendous loss for the Rams. He will always be remembered as an ...

“Merlin Olsen is one of the best players in the history of the NFL,” Rams general manager Billy Devaney said. “His passing is a tremendous loss for the Rams. He will always be remembered as ...

“Merlin never lets up. He’ll run right over you no matter what the score is.” Olsen was rookie of the year for the Rams in 1962 and is still the Rams’ all-time leader in career tackles with 91 ...

Merlin Olsen left quite an impression, even on his first day with the Los Angeles Rams. Jack Teele remembers it well. It was the summer of 1962, just before the start of training camp. Teele was ...

"Merlin was a larger-than-life person, literally and figuratively, and leaves an enormously positive legacy." Youngblood joined the Rams as a rookie in 1971, backing up Jones as Olsen continued to ...

Many of the best players in Rams history were drafted and developed by the franchise, but defensive tackle Merlin Olsen stands out because of his prodigious, consistent performance over a full 15 ...

Merlin Olsen, the Hall of Fame tackle who anchored the Los Angeles Rams’ Fearsome Foursome, the line that glamorized defensive play in the National Football League, died early Thursday at a ...

Merlin Olsen-- who passed away early Thursday at the ... ring-around-the-rosy with a bunch of children. Olsen's former Rams teammate, quarterback Roman Gabriel, also had a part in the movie ...

Many of the best players in Rams history were drafted and developed by the franchise, but defensive tackle Merlin Olsen stands out because of his prodigious, consistent performance over a full 15 ...