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Post by Mod City on Mar 11, 2010 12:48:57 GMT -5
I didn't see this posted anywhere else, and it could have gone in a number of places on this board (TV, Movies, MST3K, Sports). So I thought I'd throw it in here as it's kind of a catch-all. sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/news/story?id=4985470I knew him from television and film, but I did know he was a heck of a football player. Rest well, sir. |
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Post by solgroupie on Mar 11, 2010 13:01:08 GMT -5
i just remember that beating he gave mitchell. HI-KEEBA!
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Post by Mighty Jack on Mar 11, 2010 17:36:05 GMT -5
As a member of the Rams Fearsom Foresome, the guy was an amazing defensive player ( I still chuckle when I think of him speaking about his exasperation in trying to catch that damn Frank Tarkenton (the scrambling QB prototype).
And of course, his epic battle with Joe Don is the stuff of legend. Another part of my youth has passed. Rest in peace Merlin.
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Post by afriendlychicken on Mar 11, 2010 20:18:36 GMT -5
He was a great football player and I remember him on NBC doing color commentary with Dick Enberg on NFL games in the 80's. A very nice man who will be missed. RIP Merlin.
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Post by ArtCrow on Mar 11, 2010 20:47:49 GMT -5
Oh no, not Father Murphy. I always liked his character on Little House, and those FTD commercials. He seemed like a swell guy.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Mar 11, 2010 23:26:14 GMT -5
My fondest memories of him are from watching the Broncos while I was growing up in Chicago. He and Dick Enberg always had the AFC West games. Great color man in the booth.
But he was a lousy butler.
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Post by Hellcat on Mar 12, 2010 0:42:17 GMT -5
This is very sad news. I enjoyed his work on Little House, and I also liked Father Murphy. RIP Merlin.
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Mar 12, 2010 13:07:11 GMT -5
An angel or a cowboy or a pioneer dad...
R.I.P., sir.
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Post by davidbeegah on Mar 14, 2010 0:16:57 GMT -5
I am old enough to remember him as a defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams. He was great, a member of the Hall of Fame in fact. Also a Hall of Fame broadcaster and an all around nice guy from what I understand. Lousy butler but if he served Mitchell Scotch by the quart he can't be all bad...
Rest in Peace Merlin
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