1977 Press Photo Merlin Olsen stars in "Little House on the Prairie" on NBC

Merlin Olsen, former Los Angeles Rams football star, joins the regular cast of NBC-TV's "Little House on the Prairie" (Mondays, 8-9 p.m. New York time) in the role of farmer-woodsman Jonathan Garvey when the show starts its fourth season in the fall.

Photo measures 7 x 9 inches. Photo is dated --1977.

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