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Show PM V y y- - y y.. y .y. y. yi iei-lV'- y l,,WWl-W'Wa-yW- .V' eVl'ei,,W-- yrf'Wy'iyd-- g. DESERET Brent Checkoffs llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!iii! Rough iiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ' When you consider what a rough sport football is and then find out from Merlin Olsen that hes missed only four games due to injury in 14 seasons of competitive play, you just cant help but be amazed. and post season games, Including thats more than 200 organized football contests the Logan native has played in. He misses less than one in 50 because of injury. Not too many of todays top pro football stars can say that. But then again, not too many of them can claim the honors the State can, either! He's played in the National Football League seven seasons. Every one of those seasons, hes o teams. been selected on one or more of the Four of the seven seasons, hes been a unanimous o selection. pre-seas- l ' April 30, 1969 3 NaNEW YORK (UPl)-T- he tional Football League may be asking for volunteers within the next few days, and thats liable to cause quite a ruckus. During the next few days the NFL may ask three teams to move voluntarily into the American Football League for the 1970 season so that the two leagues can officially begin their first joint season under terms of the merger agreed to in 1966. Whether this situation occurs or not depends on what kind of an agreement the owners can reach today, or by the end of the week, on the proper realignment of teams for next year. There are currently three proposals for realignment before the owners, and the one which is drawing the most support calls for the transfer of three NFL teams into the AFL to balance each league at 13 teams apiece. Under this new proposal there would be a National and American Conference set up with the teams in each conference arranged in divisions of The advantage of this pro posal is that it enables each league to keep its own identity. The AFL, which finally came into its own last season, is heavily in favor of this plan as is Pete Rozelle, the commissioner of both leagues. I put a great deal of value Rozelle said. on identity, Theres also the added element of rivalry. Ten years has gone into this and if we can maintain this, weve added something to the sport. The other two proposals before the owners consist of (1) complete realignment of the inter-leagu- two leagues and (2) the of five AFL teams with two sions. 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If you forget, the scoreboard can oft times help you remember. in-la- ; . ,, i ' : j. When making movies, "you really cant tell how you did until the film is released. Tm curious to see it all way through. John Wayne, who had the major role in the 'movie, has always been a hero of mine, so I enjoyed very much working with him. For being in his sixties, hes really a rugged guy. My football roommate, Roman Gabriel, a pretty played Waynes adopted Indian son - ... important part. Many pro football fans think that Ram quarterback Gabriel has Indian blood. More than one NFL telecaster has been heard to say it. Merlin helped get the idea started when he nicknamed Gabriel The Indian during their rookie year ''All-Weath- Clean sidewall design, radial darts ahoulder nylon eord construction Buy now at these low prices of 1962. Olsen Actually, Roman is Filipino-Irissays. Hows that for a combination? h, IE" Tires er Triple-tempere- Questions And Answers on d More of our questions and Merlins answers follow: c , What did you think of the Super Bowl? Is the AFL as strong as the NFL? I think Baltimore is actually a superior team when compared to the Jets, but they werent the day of the Super Bowl. New York played better that day, it was no fluke. Overall, I think the NFL has a little better balance and competition than the AFL. I think our defenses are a little more complicated, but the AFL is catching up more every year. How many more' years do you play in the NFL? ANY OF THESE SIZES ONE LOW PRICE... 7.7515 7.75x14 1 $L plus MX to J2J6 Fed. Ex. Tax (depending on Size) and old tit 5.25x14 BLACKWALL TUBELESS think youll When I walk out, I still want to be on top. I dont want to deteriorate and become a gift pack- the league. right at the peak of I think last season was my best my career ever. I realize that things can change very quickly. . Ive been very lucky (he knocked on a wooden coffee table at his mother-in-law- s Murray age whos traded Im . -- , 28 now and feel ... Im apartment) in playing seven years professionally without what youd call a serious injury. My business interests are demanding more time every year, and although Ill hate to leave pro football, it wont be too many years before I do. What are your comments on the Dan Reeves-Georg- e Allen dispute? There were personal differences between the two. Allen is forceful in his methods of coaching a team. Mr. Reeves thought Allen was becoming too forceful and fired him. I gained a lot of respect for Mr. Reeves when I really didnt think he was he rehired Allen going to do so at first. The veterans were upset about the firing because wed gone through two rebuilding programs already and didnt want to go through the trials of another especially since we have a good coach and winning team. ... 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