John Matuszak
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Position (s): Defensive End |
Jersey numbers: 78, 79, 72 |
| born October 25, 1950 in Oak Creek , Wisconsin | |
| died on June 17, 1989 in Hollywood , California | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1973 - 1982 | |
| NFL Draft : 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st | |
| College : Tampa | |
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| Career statistics | |
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NFL games played (started) |
123 (106) |
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recorded fumbles |
7th |
| Touchdowns | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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John Daniel Matuszak (born October 25, 1950 in Oak Creek , Wisconsin , † June 17, 1989 in Hollywood , California ) was an American football player and actor .
Life
youth
Matuszak was the son of Marvin and Audrey Matuszak. He attended the University of Tampa , where he was an active American football player on the university team.
American football
Before John Matuszak became an actor, he began a professional career in American football. He began his career in 1973 with the Houston Oilers , then played from 1974 to 1975 with the Kansas City Chiefs and until the end of his career from 1976 to 1981 with the Oakland Raiders . After winning two Super Bowls with the Raiders, he resigned in 1981. In 1978 he took part in the World's Strongest Man competition.
His professional career was overshadowed by wild parties and substance abuse, so that in retrospect he was named one of the five bad boys of the National Football League on the Sports Illustrated website in 2005 .
actor
His best-known role as an actor was Sloth in The Goonies from 1985. He played many smaller roles in series and movies, such as Ice Pirate War and The A-Team . Here he mostly played the hero's evil opponent or, as in Miami Vice , the troubled killer.
His autobiography Cruisin 'with the Tooz was published by him in 1987.
death
John Matuszak died in Hollywood in 1989 at the age of 38 of a heart attack blamed for his lifestyle and anabolic steroids abuse .
Filmography (selection)
- 1979: The Cops of Dallas (North Dallas Forty)
- 1981: Caveman - Who came out of the cave (Caveman)
- 1982: Trapper John, MD ( TV series Trapper John, MD )
- 1982: M * A * S * H (TV series)
- 1984: A Duke Seldom Comes Alone ( The Dukes of Hazzard , TV series)
- 1984: The Ice Pirates (The Ice Pirates)
- 1985: Hollywood Beat (TV series)
- 1985: Stir Crazy (TV series)
- 1985: Command No. 5 ( Command 5 , TV movie)
- 1985: The Goonies (The Goonies)
- 1985: The Fall Guy ( The Fall Guy , television series)
- 1986: Amen (TV series)
- 1986: Das A-Team ( The A-Team , television series)
- 1986: One Crazy Summer (One Crazy Summer)
- 1986: Hunter (TV series)
- 1986: Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
- 1987: The Charmings (TV series)
- 1987: Miami Vice (TV series)
- 1987: California Cops ( 1st & Ten , TV series)
- 1988: Aaron's Way (TV series)
- 1988: The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission , Movie made for TV
- 1989: A Greek Conquers Chicago ( Perfect Strangers , TV series)
- 1989: The Princess and the Dwarf
- 1989: One Man Force
- 1989: Ghost Writer
- 1989: Superboy (TV series)
- 1990: The Hollywood Clou (Down the Drain)
Web links
- John Matuszak in the Internet Movie Database (English)
literature
- John Matuszak and Steve Delsohn. Cruisin 'with the Tooz . 1987. ISBN 0-531-15055-0 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Matuszak (1950-1989). Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d e Sloth's tragic real-life story. Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Matuszak, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matuszak, John Daniel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oak Greek , Wisconsin , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1989 |
| Place of death | Hollywood , California , USA |