Mar
11
Hall of Fame Rams DT Merlin Olsen Dies at 69
Posted by Matt Loede under Off The Field News, St. Louis Rams

In some sad off the field news, one of the all time great D-tackles has passed away, as former Rams DT Merlin Olsen has passed away at the age of 69. Pro Football Talk reports:
Merlin Olsen, the Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle who played his entire 15-year career for the Los Angeles Rams, has died at the age of 69, according to reports.
Howard Balzer of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports that Olsen died early this morning. The Cache Valley Daily, a newspaper based in Olsen’s hometown of Logan, Utah, reports that Olsen was diagnosed with mesothelioma and had been undergoing several rounds of chemotherapy.
Olsen played college football at Utah State, and as a senior in 1961 he won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s best lineman.
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