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Lyle Martin Alzado (April 3, 1949 – May 14, 1992) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end of the National Football League (NFL), famous for his intense and intimidating style of play.
John Daniel Matuszak (October 25, 1950 – June 17, 1989), nicknamed " Tooz ", was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who later became an actor.
They also had John Matuszak, another wild guy, and Ted Hendricks, the Mad Stork. Alzado, who grew up street fighting his way though the slums of Brooklyn and, later, Long Island, fit in...
Seasons passed. The cast around Matuszak changed and became less reverent. New players such as Matt Millen, Howie Long and Lyle Alzado cocked skeptical eyebrows.
Alzado’s doctor and lawyer came forth Friday with prepared statements revealing that Lyle is suffering from brain cancer and is being treated with radiation, to be followed soon by chemotherapy.
Former linebacker Ted Hendricks has now lost two teammates off the Super Bowl champion 1983 Raiders — Alzado and John Matuszak, who died of an accidental overdose of a narcotic painkiller in...
Sports Illustrated's Raider Maven reflects on the legendary legacy of the great Jon Matuszak, otherwise known as: The Tooz. The Raiders have had their share of characters through their 60...
TIL John Matuszak, best known for playing Sloth in The Goonies, was a state champion in the shot put, was the #1 overall draft pick in the NFL, was served a restraining order during a game, had a head coach perform life-saving CPR, won 2 Super Bowls, and acted with Ringo Starr before ODing at 38
John Matusek, a defensive lineman in the Alzado mold from 1976-82, died in his Los Angeles home June 17, 1989, of a heart attack caused primarily by what was ruled an accidental overdose of a...
Lyle came from a world where NFL players still had summer construction jobs, guys like Conrad Dobler could use leg-whips to keep defenses from getting too close to their QBs, and John Matuszak not only starred in North Dallas Forty but lived the plot line the rest of the week as well.