Merlin Olsen dead at 69

Posted by A. Isaac on March 11th, 2010 at 12:00 pm

Merlin Olsen, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and fourteen time pro-bowler for the Los Angeles Rams has died.

Olsen, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma last year and had been undergoing chemotherapy, died Wednesday night, the Cache Valley Daily of Utah reported.

Since I’m not privy to football before 1980s, I’m more inclined to remember Merlin Olsen as Michael Landon’s buddy on “Little House on the Prairie” and as a color commentator for college football. I’ll also remember him every time I see Tony Kornheiser on PTI. Yes, I might be the only one who sees it but they have the exact same beard.

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A. Isaac A. Isaac is the Senior Editor of Guyism.com. You may have seen him before on The World of Isaac or at a local beach showing off his man boobs. His claims to fame include eating 5 cheeseburgers in one minute, having a threesome with two Victoria Secret models, and being a world-class table tennis player. Unfortunately, the validity of some of those claims is under dispute.