RIP Merlin Olsen
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From everything I've read over the years he was as tough as they come. Excellent color guy with Dick Enberg back in the '80s.
merlin olsen was one of the greatest d-linemen that ever played pro-football. it was a pleasure watching him & decon jones play football....& after either one made a big play there wasn't any type of celebration either....they just got ready for the next play.
Unfortunately I didnt watch him play when I was very young, but I remember him well and he always seemed like he exemplified class and dignity. very sad.
:sadwave:
:sadwave:
Enjoyed watching him on Little House On The Prairie and a few westerns.
I liked him and Enberg they were a great duo in the booth :sadwave:
I liked him and Enberg they were a great duo in the booth :sadwave:
what i liked about him in the booth was that he didn't need to talk for the sake of talking....his analysis was short & to the point....i guess he believed that less is more....lol.
who were the others on that front 4?...i remember deacon jones and lamar lundy....was it jack youngblood,or did he come later?...
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LA Rams Fearsome Foursome
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Fearsome Foursome
(from left): Lamar Lundy, Rosey Grier, Merlin Olsen and Deacon Jones
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<CENTER><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=550><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center width=550><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width=539 bgColor=#ffffff><TBODY><TR><TD width=535>Lamar Lundy started in 1957 with the Rams. In 1961 Deacon Jones started his career year with the Rams. In 1962 the Rams third pick in the first round draft was Merlin Oslen, defensive tackle from Utah State. In 1963 Rosey Grier was acquired from the New York Giants and joined with Lundy, Olsen and Jones to the form the original stingy defensive line called the..."Fearsome Foursome"!
This was one of the greatest defensive line in the Rams franchise.
- they gang tackled
- pursued plays
- sack quarterbacks
Fearsome Foursome one of the most formidable defensive line in NFL history.
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- 85 Lamar Lundy DE (1957 - 1969)
- 76 Rosey Grier DT (1963 - 1966)
- 74 Merlin Olsen DT (1962 - 1976)
- 75 DE David (Deacon) Jones (1961 - 1971)
Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen are both in the Hall of a Fame.
And both are in the Rams' Ring of Fame and NFL's 75th Anniversary team in 1994.
And both are in the Rams' Ring of Fame and NFL's 75th Anniversary team in 1994.
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rosey grier...how did i forget him?...he was in one of my favorite film epics..."the thing with two heads"....
hilarious movie....:lol: ...right up there at the top with "plan 9 from outer space " as worst of all time....
