Rest In Peace Merlin Olsen

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  1. wexy

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    Very sad to hear, I grew up listeing to him call games w/ Dick Enberg. he was a great player and I loved listening to him as a broadcaster.
     
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  3. Murrell2878

    Murrell2878 Lets go JETS!
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    Wow...this is really sad news. RIP Merlin :sad:

    I loved him as a game analyst with Dick Endberg
     
  4. Hemi

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    Olsen and Enberg were awesome in the eighties.
     
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    wow rip merlin. we where reallly spoiled with announcers in the 80's
    nbc enberg & olsen
    cbs madden & summerall
     
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    If you don't know who he is, you are not much of a football fan. He is one of the best defensive players ever to step on the field.
     
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    Royal Tee Girls juss wanna have fun
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    A legend on and Off the field!!!


    RIP...
     
  10. wexy

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    Damn that is really sad news. Great player and terrific voice.
    RIP Merlin.
     
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    Sad to hear...R.I.P.
     
  13. Don

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    How many ex-NFL players ever make it to 70? Somebody needs to write that story.
     
  14. nyjunc

    nyjunc 2008 TGG Bryan Cox "Most Argumentative" Award Winn

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    [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmQ0j1c3akk[/YOUTUBE]
     
  15. Barry the Baptist

    Barry the Baptist Hello son, would you like a lolly?
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    FTD

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    I'm pretty sure he is one of the very few high quality players to vere be born in the state of Utah. He will be missed.
     
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    Same here. The 1982-83 playoff run for the Jets included a couple of Merlin Olsen games.

    Well, you got the first sentence written, keep going.
     
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    Merlin was a great player and a class act...RIP
     
  18. Murrell2878

    Murrell2878 Lets go JETS!
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    Merlin Olsen was an All Pro every year from 1963 - 1971 and 1973 - 74. He was a 6 time 1st team all pro including 5 straight years (1966-1970) where he was a consensus 1st team All-Pro. He had 94 unofficial sacks. Is regarded as one of the best all-time run stuffing DT's.
     
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    the Fearsome Foursome was probably the greatest d-line combo ever...
     
  20. alleycat9

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    i never got a chance to see him play but i have seen that he was an amazing player...

    my knowledge of him is as an announcer and i was always very impressed with him and enberg. great job and this makes me think back to when i was a kid... he was definitely a different breed.

    69 is still too damn young!
     

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