John Matuszak, the first overall pick in the 1973 NFL draft, played for the Houston Oilers before embarking on an acting career. Matuszak's time with the Oilers was short-lived due to a contract ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Matuszak underwent hours in makeup to play Sloth in The Goonies. (Alamy) It's always fun to catch up with the stars of ...

Behind a bad-boy baller and cult classic star lies a quieter, thoughtful man whose life ended after a few wrong turns, leaving behind those who saw him as a “sweetheart”. One colleague described The ...

Draft: Matuszak was drafted first overall by the Houston Oilers and is the only Wisconsin native to be selected with the top pick. Career: Matuszak played nine seasons in the NFL and started 106 games ...

The Goonies actress Martha Plimpton revealed what it was like to work with John Matuszak, who wore intense makeup while playing Sloth. "Inaudible because he had all that prosthetic makeup and that ...

Matuszak, who attended Oak Creek High School in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, played in Super Bowl XI and Super Bowl XV for the Oakland Raiders. He played alongside fellow Wisconsin natives Pete Banaszak and ...