R.I.P.

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Bob


Merlin Olsen
1940-2010

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7 Responses to R.I.P.

  1. Lazarus Long says:
    March 11, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    My Utah State University alumni magazine had a great tribute to him in the last issue. An athletic field has been named in his honor.

  2. Nicolas says:
    March 11, 2010 at 3:46 pm

    may he rest in peace, even though I’m not familiar with him.

    the later picture on the right makes him look like Orson Welles though I noticed

  3. RosalieB says:
    March 11, 2010 at 3:47 pm

    He seemed like such a gentle man and a gentleman.

  4. PB-in-AL says:
    March 11, 2010 at 6:04 pm

    @RosalieB – Indeed, he was my favorite sports announcer as a kid. In retrospect he was always positive, upbeat, and polite. A gentleman for sure.

  5. TinaC says:
    March 11, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    rest in peace Mr Garvey

  6. Palmetto says:
    March 11, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    I saw him with an entourage in a bar in New Orleans years ago, but I only knew him through FTD commercials. RIP Merlin.

  7. BRFan says:
    March 11, 2010 at 10:39 pm

    He was mentioned in a sports book I read like 20 years ago by one of the 1960′s Green Bay Packers. I think it was Jim Kramer. He said a lot of great players were full of crap and real jerks but said Olsen was a genuine good, nice guy.

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