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Merlin Olsen

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One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.


— Merlin Olsen


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I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.


— Merlin Olsen


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It took me a while to realize that basketball wasn't football.


— Merlin Olsen


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After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.


— Merlin Olsen


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I bet I made close to 20 tackles because nobody on either side knew what they were doing.


— Merlin Olsen


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I can ski out of my back door.


— Merlin Olsen


#back door #door #i #i can #out

I just wanted to be an athlete.


— Merlin Olsen


#i #just #wanted

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.


— Merlin Olsen


#ball games #central #central park #chosen #football

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.


— Merlin Olsen


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I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds.


— Merlin Olsen


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Did you know about Merlin Olsen?

12 ("The Good Doctor") the main character Alex tells Mark Gordon (Victor French) that "All I could see was the flowers and the beard. Each year Olsen presented the "trophy" in the ceremony at the rivalry game. As an actor he portrayed the farmer Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie.

As an actor he portrayed the farmer Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie. He played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 14 of those seasons a current record shared with Bruce Matthews. Merlin Jay Olsen (September 15 1940 – March 11 2010) was an American football player in the National Football League NFL commentator and actor.

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