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John Matuszak

John Matuszak

Number: 72

Position: DE/DT

Years: 1976-82

School: Tampa

"The Tooz" joined the Raiders after a year with the Houston Oilers and two with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in 87 regular season games with 72 starts and recovered four fumbles. He was a key member of the two Raiders Super Bowl teams. Matuszak starred as Sloth in The Goonies in 1985 and as Tonda in Caveman in 1981 opposite Ringo Starr. In all, he made 33 appearances in films and TV shows before his death in 1989.

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