Football Star Merlin Olsen Dies

March 11, 2010 5:55 PM

A member of the infamous Los Angeles Rams' Fearsome Foursome during the 1960s, football giant Merlin Olsen has died at the age of 69. CBS News' Bill Whitaker reports.

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