Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about JOHN MATUSZAK!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: matuszak was the first overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft and played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders until he retired after winning his second Super Bowl in 1981 . as an actor, he played in both John died in 1989 of an accidental propoxyphene overdose . he had two brothers, but both died of cystic fibrosis at young ages . matuszak’s classmates ridiculed him as a gawky beanpole . the family moved from downtown Milwaukee to Oak Creek, Wisconsin . he became the Wisconsin Class A state champion in the shot put . matuszak was selected to the All American Team 1972 . he was also a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity . future Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert and Gary Pinkel coached Missouri from 2001-15 . another Golden Flashes senior, future six-time national championship coach Nick Saban, suffered a season-ending injury in October matuszak asked to play after seeing 25 or so men looking for him on the sidelines . he didn’t know what was happening at the time and wanted to avoid confrontation . the displeased Oilers traded him matuszak was one of the top five all-time “bad boys” of the NFL . his football career was often overshadowed by his lifestyle . in his autobiography, he stated that he used Alabama guard John Hannah was selected fourth by the new england patriots . he was inducted into the hall of fame in 1991, his first year of eligibility . his first major role was in the 1979 movie north hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and bronchopneumonia were contributing factors in his death . there were also traces of cocaine found in his blood stream . ISBN 0-531-15055-0.