Merlin Olsen

Football Player

Birthday September 15, 1940

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Logan, UT

DEATH DATE Mar 11, 2010 (69)

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About

NFL tackle who spent his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams. He also had success as a sportscaster and as an actor, starring as Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie.

Before Fame

He graduated from Utah State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Trivia

He recorded 94 sacks and was named to 14 Pro Bowls during his career.

Family Life

He had three children with Susan Wakely.

Associated With

He appeared in Little House on the Prairie with Michael Landon.