After being drafted by the Rams with a No . 1 pick in 1962 , Olsen was voted into the Pro Bowl as a rookie , the first of his 14 Pro Bowl appearances . `` Little House on the Pro Football Hall of Fame '' actor dies of cancer at 15 . Defensive lineman was inducted into Prairie in 1982 . Rams starred in `` Merlin Olsen on TV and was spokesman for FTD .
`` Little House on the Pro Football Hall of Fame '' actor dies of cancer at 15 . Defensive lineman was inducted into Prairie in 1982 . Rams starred in `` Merlin Olsen on TV and was spokesman for FTD .