[Sly Fox]

An icon of my childhood passed away today ...

Former NFL star, actor Merlin Olsen dies at 69
March 11, 2010 5:29 p.m. EST

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Hall of Fame football player and actor Merlin Olsen, a giant man who friends say had an even larger heart, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer, football and university officials said.

He was 69.

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[SumItUp]

Father Murphy was a regular show for our family. I also remember him from the Little House on the Prairie series. Those were good shows. If you remember him from his playing days, you are old.

[PAmedic]

I'm old but I remember him as the florist

[ATrain]

And I have no idea who he...or any of the options listed above...is.

[olldflame]

I certainly can remember him as a player, and that's what I checked, but actually I think of him more as a color commentator, paired with Dick Enberg as NBC's top NFL broadcast team in the 80s. He was really good at it.

[SumItUp]

I certainly can remember him as a player

oldoldoldflame

I think of him more as a color commentator, paired with Dick Enberg as NBC's top NFL broadcast team in the 80s. He was really good at it.

Agreed, they made a good duo in the booth. If you watched pro football in the 80's, his voice was familiar.

[Sly Fox]

They were always the big nationwide AFC game on NBC. They used to cover the Bengals quite a bit back when they were actually strong once upon a time.

I remember him vaguely from the Fearsome Foursome that my dad was always talking about. But Little House is what immediately jumps to my mind.

[flamehunter]

I certainly can remember him as a player, and that's what I checked, but actually I think of him more as a color commentator, paired with Dick Enberg as NBC's top NFL broadcast team in the 80s. He was really good at it.

I definitely loved him in the booth with Enberg, but even then I thought of him as Mr. Garvey doing NFL games.

[PAmedic]

woo- I got to vote twice. Happy day.

yes, he was good in the booth.

[4everfsu]

I remember him as a player most and first, then as an announcer and Little House on the Prairie

[olldflame]

It's a different league now with so many specialized defenses, so some of Olson's accomplishements on the field may never be duplicated.

14 straight pro bowl selections
All time Ram's leader in tackles playing D-Tackle (You never see this now).