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JediKooter
03-11-2010, 01:21 PM
Didn't see this posted yet:

Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 - NFL - Yahoo! Sports (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AucUFIgNNZfVjz6WcUBS5atDubYF?slug=ap-obit-olsen&prov=ap&type=lgns)

14 Pro Bowls in 15 years is pretty dang good.
digamma
03-11-2010, 01:43 PM
Oh, I don't know, I'd say we knew Merlin pretty well.

RIP.
JediKooter
03-11-2010, 01:44 PM
Indeed we did. I actually liked his character on Father Murphy.
cartman
03-11-2010, 01:48 PM
If only there was some business we could call to have a physical approximation of our sympathy delivered to his family.
TurnerONU22
03-11-2010, 01:49 PM
Its sad, but the first thing I though of was:

"...I'm friends with Merlin Olsen, too. He comes over on occasion."
Pumpy Tudors
03-11-2010, 02:13 PM
You know, I actually thought he was already dead. Then I realized that I was thinking of either Victor French or Nipsey Russell.
JediKooter
03-11-2010, 02:14 PM
Victor French or Nipsey Russell.

I confuse those two quite a bit as well. ;)
Jughead Spock
03-11-2010, 02:48 PM
Amazing player, annoying commentator. Had a total hard-on for Denver in the 80s, was hard to watch a game with him.


But again, great player, and nice acting career. RIP, Merl.
Schmidty
03-11-2010, 03:12 PM
I only remember him from LHOTP.
albionmoonlight
03-11-2010, 03:16 PM
If only there was some business we could call to have a physical approximation of our sympathy delivered to his family.

nice
BYU 14
03-11-2010, 03:56 PM
Wow, he was an Icon in Utah when I was growing up, a real good guy, RIP.
cartman
03-11-2010, 04:35 PM
nice

Wasn't sure if anyone would get it.