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Photographer: Vincent Cascio
Taken: July 7, 2011
Caption: Merlin J. Olsen Marker
Additional Description: MERLIN J OLSEN Aggie All-American September 15,1940 - March 11, 2010 * Born in Logan, Utah, roughly 2 miles from this spot * USU Football All-American and Academic All-American * Outland Trophy, (nation’s most outstanding interior lineman), 1961 * Graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Finance, USU, 1962 * Graduate degree in Economics, USU, 1971 * USU Athletics Hall of Fame, 1993 * Honorary doctorate, USU, 2004 * Utah State University Foundation Board, 1999 - 2010 * 1st Round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams, 1961 * 15 year NFL career, all with the Rams - 208 Career Games - 198 consecutive * Bert Bell Award, (NFL Professional Player of the Year), 1974 * NFL All-Pro nine times * NFL 1960’s and 1970’s All-Decade Teams * College Football Hall of Fame, 1980 * Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1982 * GTE Academic All-American Hall of Fame, 1988 * NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, 2008 Businessman, broadcaster, actor, humanitarian, and spokesman. Beloved son, husband, father, teammate, leader and Aggie
Submitted: July 10, 2011, by Vincent Cascio of Logan, Utah.
Database Locator Identification Number: p161491
File Size: 4.519 Megabytes

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