Tim Rossovich

Tim Rossovich was an American football linebacker who went on to work as a television and film actor between 1977 and 1998. Born in Palo Alto, California, he built his first career in football, turning down a pitching offer from the Pittsburgh Pirates after high school, attending the University of Southern California, and going in the opening round of the NFL/AFL draft in 1968 as one of five Trojans chosen. From 1968 to 1976 he played for the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Diego Chargers and the Houston Oilers, and he appeared in the Pro Bowl in 1969. In 1974 he signed with the Philadelphia Bell, a World Football League team, and stayed until that league folded midway through 1975. Turning to acting, he had a 1977 part in The San Pedro Beach Bums, played Detective Noodles in the 1981 Cheech and Chong comedy Nice Dreams, and appeared in Night Shift (1982). He died in 2018.