Football Hall of Famer, TV star Olsen dies at 69 (AP)

March 12th, 2010

** CORRECTS DATE OF DEATH TO EARLY THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010, NOT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010 ** FILE - This June 22, 2001, file photo shows Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen speaking in Urbandale, Iowa. Olsen died early Thursday, March 11, 2010, at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 69. (AP Photo/Steve Pope, File)AP - Labeled fierce for his relentless play as a Hall of Fame defensive lineman, Merlin Olsen was also gentle enough for a role on one of television's most wholesome shows and as a spokesman in a well-known flower ad campaign.




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