He appeared in the December 1998 Playgirl issue.
Cute college professor with glasses, beard, and mustache, and a bare chest. I just wish Playgirl had used more than one picture of him.
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In his case, acting "took," and Matuszak became a successful film and TV performer after his 1982 retirement from professional sports, playing character roles in fantasy films like Ice Pirates (1984) and Goonies (1986) and making regular appearances on the TV series Hollywood Beat and First and Ten. Heavy Weather, the issue had him listed as Elfin Pruett, but in the Wonderclub website, hes listed as Elvin. Like many of his calling, Matuszak decided to try the movies, beginning with a good part in the football-oriented North Dallas Forty (1979).
Actually, that's an understatement: as Houston's number one pick in the 1973 NFL draft, as a wildly unpredictable defensive lineman for the Raiders, and as a veteran of two Super Bowls, Matuszak was a FOOTBALL PLAYER. They aspired to bring Playgirl back to its roots, back to a time when the magazine covered issues like abortion and equal rights, interspersing sexy shots of men with work from writers like. We sell Old Mags, Used Magazines, Back Issues and Past Issues at competitive prices. During his first professional "life," Wisconsin-born John Matuszak was a football player. Playgirl Magazine, issue dated July (Paperback) GREAT SEX NOW. “John Matuszak is dead from early steroid use. Hard-driving athlete who lived life in the fast lane. Competed in the 1978 World's Strongest Man Competition weighing 308 lbs. The cover ran around the front and back of the School Kids Issue, for example, and issue 37 (September 1971) could be read from either end as A World of Young Love (portraying sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll) or Angry Oz. The legendary publication, which had many hunky cover stars including the late burt reynolds lorenzo lamas and benjamin bratt is back 4 years after it. Autobiography: "Cruisin' With The Tooz."Former defensive end for the Los Angeles Raiders. The magazine broke all the publishing and design rules and was highly creative and influential. Profile: Birth name John Daniel Matuszak Nickname Tooz Height 6' 8" (2.03 m) Trivia Ex-football player turned actor. PG December 1982 – Athlete (Photography by Jacky Winter)