Mar 13

‘Fearsome Foursome’ great Olsen passes away at 69

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‘Fearsome Foursome’ great Olsen passes away at 69
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) 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. Olsen was a member of the Los Angeles Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome” along with Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier in the 1960s. He later starred on NFL broadcasts, commercials, and …

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