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Merlin Olsen
Merlin Jay Olsen
Position: DT
Height: 6-5 Weight: 270 lbs.
Born: September 15, 1940 in Logan, UT
College: Utah State
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1982
14-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the AFL 1962 Draft
Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1962 Draft
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View Details For: 1 Regular Season TD Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1962* | 22 | RAM | LDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1963* | 23 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1964* | 24 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1965* | 25 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966*+ | 26 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967*+ | 27 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968*+ | 28 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 29 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1970*+ | 30 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1971* | 31 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972* | 32 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1973* | 33 | RAM | RDT | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1974* | 34 | RAM | RDT | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1975* | 35 | RAM | RDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 36 | RAM | RDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 208 | 138 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 0 | |||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1963* | 23 | RAM | LDT | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 208 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962* | 22 | RAM | LDT | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 208 | 138 | 1 | 6 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
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1963 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1963 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1963 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1964 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1964 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1964 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1964 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1965 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1966 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1966 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1967 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1967 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1967 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1967 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL/AFL 1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1968 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1968 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Hall of Fame: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1972 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1973 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1973 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1973 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1973 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1974 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1974 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL 1975 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |