Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69. ... Youngblood remembered Olsen telling him as a young player to push to be great not just on every play, but with "every heartbeat." ...

If it hadn't been for Merlin Olsen, I wouldn't have turned out to be the football player that he helped mold and make." He retired after the 1976 season, the only year he failed to make the Pro Bowl.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Labeled fierce for his relentless play as a Hall of Fame defensive lineman, Merlin Olsen also was gentle enough for a role on one of television's most wholesome shows and as a ...

The Rams also honored Olsen during a game Dec. 20, with a video tribute narrated by Dick Enberg, Olsen's longtime broadcast partner. Olsen did not attend because of his health.

SALT LAKE CITY – Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL’s greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with ...

Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69.

Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Olsen was part of the Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line, which set an NFL record for the fewest ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Labeled fierce for his relentless play as a Hall of Fame defensive lineman, Merlin Olsen was also gentle enough for a role on one of television’s most wholesome shows and as a ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with ...