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Merlin Olsen, the Hall of Fame football star-turned-actor and commentator, has died. He was 69. Olsen died Thursday of mesothelioma at City of Hope hospital outside of Los Angeles, Utah State University, his alma mater, said. A three-time academic All-American ...

That's really a shame. Mesothelioma is not a nice way to die. You never know about celebrities whom you've never met and gotten to see up close, but Olsen always struck me as a thoroughly decent man.

Merlin Olsen , the Hall of Fame football star-turned-actor and commentator, has died. He was 69. Olsen died Thursday of mesothelioma at City of Hope hospital outside of Los Angeles, Utah State University, his alma mater, said . A three-time academic All-American at Utah State, Olsen signed with the Los Angeles Rams after college in 1962, where he became a star defensive tackle. In 1963, he was ...

Former Rams Player Who Starred in "Little House on the Prairie" and "Father Murphy" Was Diagnosed with Mesothelioma Last Year

Merlin Olsen, who played for the Los Angeles Rams for 15 seasons from 1962-76 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982, died early Thursday morning at the age of 69. Olsen, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2009, filed a lawsuit in December against numerous companies, including NBC, who he alleged exposed him negligently to asbestos.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Utah State, Olsen’s alma mater, said he died outside of Los Angeles early Thursday after battling cancer. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung lining, last year.

Football great Merlin Olsen, who starred as the title character in the TV series "Father Murphy," has succumbed to cancer at age 69, USA Today reports.Olsen had been diagnosed with mesothelioma. In January he filed a lawsuit against NBC Studios, NBC Universal and 20th Century Fox for exposing him to absestos, according to TMZ. In that suit he also sued Sherwin Williams and Lennox Industries ...