Merlin Olsen Dying ( Update ) Merlin Olsen dies at 69

[wilheim]

Birdman

I really don't want to hijack this thread anymore than I have already.

I agree both players were good to even better than good (especially Klecko) defensive lineman but they were not Hall of Famers despite what you think has happened to the HOF.

The players I mentioned that would fit in Silver7's list (all HOFers from way back) were elected decades ago except for Youngblood who was enshrined in 2001. So when did The Football HOF turn into garbage.


Years Enshrined:

Gino Marchetti 1972
Doug Atkins 1982
Art Donavan 1968
Jack Youngblood 2001
Ernie Stautner 1969

Last four classes of NFL HOF Inductees:Where is the garbage???

Class of 2006
(August 6, 2006)
Troy Aikman
Harry Carson
John Madden
Warren Moon
Reggie White
Rayfield Wright

Class of 2007
(August 5, 2007)
Gene Hickerson
Michael Irvin
Bruce Matthews
Charlie Sanders
Thurman Thomas
Roger Wehrli

Class of 2008
(August 2, 2008)
Fred Dean
Darrell Green
Art Monk
Emmitt Thomas
Andre Tippett
Gary Zimmerman

Class of 2009
(August 8, 2009)
Bob Hayes
Randall McDaniel
Bruce Smith
Derrick Thomas
Ralph Wilson, Jr.
Rod Woodson



wil.

 

[festeringZit]

He left us today...

:-(

 

[Betallsports]

Merlin Olsen dies at 69

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.

In 1962 the Rams selected him with the third overall pick in the NFL draft and the Denver Broncos selected him with the second overall pick in the AFL draft. He chose the Rams after the rival teams from rival leagues engaged in a bidding war for his services.

Olsen was worth the money. He was chosen as Rookie of the Year in 1962, and he was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first 14 NFL seasons. He retired after the 1976 season and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.

 

[skrtelfan]

I wuz gonna post about Victor French and Michael Landon but I see I did that two months ago. :lol:

 

[Buster]

well i am not very happy about it...but he just so happened to be my wildcard in the death pool this year...had michael last year and merlin this year...wildcard fever....

 

[wilheim]

Merlin Olsen an all time great at Defensive Tackle.

Merlin Jay Olsen ... RIP...

Merlin Jay Olsen ... All-America, Outland Trophy winner, Phi Beta Kappa at Utah State ... Rams' No. 1 draft pick, 1962 ... Big, fast, agile, smart ... Stabilizing leader of famed “Fearsome Foursome” defensive line ... All-NFL, 1964, 1966-1970 ... All-Western Conference six times, All-NFC twice ... Rookie of Year, 1962 ... Picked on Rams' all-time team, 1970 ... Played in 208 games, last 198 in a row ... Born September 15, 1940, in Logan, Utah ... Died March 10, 2010, at age of 69.


Career highlights and awards
14× Pro Bowl (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
6× First-team All-Pro selection (1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970)
3× Second-team All-Pro selection (1965, 1973, 1974)
NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL's 1960s All-Decade Team
NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team
Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award
St. Louis Rams Football Ring Of Fame
NFL Alumni Career Achievement Award
Walter Camp Man of the Year Award
1974 Bert Bell Award (NFL MVP)
1968 Pro Bowl MVP
1962 NFL Rookie of the Year
1961 Outland Trophy
2× All-American at Utah St. (1960, 1961)
St. Louis Rams #74 Retired
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1982
College Football Hall of Fame Class of 1980

 

[CarolinaKid]

Great football player and i enjoyed him so many yrs on tv with the different parts he played........RIP

 

[steaktartar]

loved merlin hated the rams as a kid... viking fan but i always liked merlin......rip