` ` Little House on the Prairie Read about Merlin Olsen 's start in show business after 15 seasons with the Rams . ` '' Olsen dies of cancer at 69 . Defensive end was inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982 . Olsen appeared in ` ` Father Murphy '' on TV and was spokesman for FTD .
` ` Little House on the Prairie '' Olsen dies of cancer at 69 . Defensive end was inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982 . Olsen appeared in ` ` Father Murphy '' on TV and was spokesman for FTD .