John Matuszak
American football player
1950 – 1989
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Who was John Matuszak?
John Daniel "Tooz" Matuszak was an American football defensive end in the National Football League who later became an actor. He was the first draft pick of 1973 and played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders until he retired after winning his second Super Bowl in 1981. Matuszak participated in the 1978 World's Strongest Man competition, where he placed ninth. As an actor, he played the deformed Sloth in the 1985 movie The Goonies and Tonda in Caveman. His biography, Cruisin' with the Tooz, written with Steve Delsohn was published in 1987.
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- Born
- Oct 25, 1950
Oak Creek - Also known as
- John Daniel Matuszak
- Tooz
- Tooz Matuszak
- John Daniel "Tooz" Matuszak
- John Daniel Tooz Matuszak
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tampa
- University of Missouri
- Lived in
- Wisconsin
- Died
- Jun 17, 1989
Burbank
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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