Merlin Olsen, a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman who was part of the Los Angeles Rams’ famed “Fearsome Foursome” of the 1960s, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 69.
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Merlin Olsen, who played for the Los Angeles Rams for 15 seasons from 1962-76 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982, died early Thursday morning at the age of 69. Olsen, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2009, filed a lawsuit in December against numerous companies, including NBC, who he alleged exposed him negligently to asbestos.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.