RIP Merlin Olsen

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:10 pm

He died this morning after a lengthy battle with cancer.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... h-cancer/1

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:20 pm

I'm both shocked and saddened. He always appeared to be a good person.

RIP

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:25 pm

One of my favorite NFL announcers of all time. RIP.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:30 pm

The NBC team of Dick Enberg and Merlin Olson was as good as John Madden and Pat Summerall.

On another sad note it was announced that former Dolphins Tight End Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich is battling cancer as well.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:12 pm

That's a shame. Olsen was a great player, excellent announcer, and he was excellent on "Little House on the Prairie!"

RIP.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:20 pm

pk500 wrote:That's a shame. Olsen was a great player, excellent announcer, and he was excellent on "Little House on the Prairie!"

RIP.

True, that.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:54 pm

I was 10 years old when the Rams lost the 76 NFC championship game to the Vikings. I remember being sad that day. Not sad because for the third straight year they had lost in the final game before the SB. That part more pissed me off. I was sad because it was Merlins last game.....I feel that same sadness again today...

He was a class guy always.

R.I.P. Merlin.

johnvon314 · Post by **johnvon314** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:55 pm

A true gentle giant... RIP

John

bulls23 · Post by **bulls23** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:40 pm

pk500 wrote:That's a shame. Olsen was a great player, excellent announcer, and he was excellent on "Little House on the Prairie!"

RIP.

http://www.zunshine.com/prairiepics/jonathan.html

Little House is where I remember him from first, it was only later I knew him as an NFL announcer and lastly as a player.

Merlin Olsen a true talent in many fields.

RIP

warnerwlf98 · Post by **warnerwlf98** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:38 pm

Rodster wrote:The NBC team of Dick Enberg and Merlin Olson was as good as John Madden and Pat Summerall.

On another sad note it was announced that former Dolphins Tight End Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich is battling cancer as well.

Very sad indeed. Merlin Olsen was a great guy.

It's the first time that I heard that Jim Mandich had cancer. I always listened to him on the weekends when I lived in Miami. He's the reason why I say MEESH - i - gan to this day.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:01 pm

I used to love watching the 3:00 games after the Bears were done just to hear Enberg and Olsen together. R.I.P.