Luckily, his coach rushed him to the hospital and saved his life. During one of his football training camps, he added Valium to his beer, which nearly killed him. In addition, Matuszak was a pneumonia patient and had an enlarged heart, which also added to the cause of his death.Īccording to, Matuszak also had a life-threatening incident before his death.
He regularly took the drugs to keep away severe back pains. The reason for his death was an overdose of a prescription painkiller called Darvocet, which led to his heart failure. Matuszak died at the age of 38 on 17 June 1989.
His last movie, Down the Drain, was released in 1990, after his demise. Matuszak's other notable movies are One Crazy Summer (1986), Ghost Writer (1989), The Princess and the Dwarf (1989), and many others. John Matuszak As Sloth Fratelli in the 1985 film 'The Goonies' ( S ource: Twitter) He played a disfigured character Sloth Fratelli in the film. His first lead role came in the 1985 adventure comedy film The Goonies.
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It was followed by his appearances in the movie Caveman (1981) and The Ice Pirates (1984). Shaddock in the 1979 film North Dallas Forty. Matuszak retired in 1982 and focused entirely on acting. In his later NFL career years, Matuszak played for Kansas City Chiefs from 1974 to 1975, Washington Redskins in 1976, and Los Angeles Raiders from 1976 to 1982. He represented them for the 1973 season and moved to Houston, Texas, in 1974. Matuszak became the NFL's first pick of the Houston Oilers in 1973. In 1972, Matuszak made a place in the All American Team. Matuszak later moved to the University of Missouri on a football scholarship and represented the Missouri Tigers in his sophomore college year. He then joined Fort Dodge Junior College and played football in his first year.
Unfortunately, both his brothers died at an early age due to a disease called cystic fibrosis.įor formal education, his parents enrolled him at Oak Creek High School. John Milo Matuszak was born on 25 October 1950 in Wisconsin, USA, to his father, Marvin Matuszak, and mother, Audrey Matuszak.
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John Matuszak was best known for appearing on numerous 1980s TV series like Trapper John M.D. (1982), The Dukes of Hazzard (1984), The Fall Guy (1985), Benson (1985), 1st & Ten: The Championship (1987), The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988), Superboy (1989), among many others. He played as the defensive end for various NFL teams. John Matuszak was an American actor and football player. In addition, Matuszak was a pneumonia patient and had an enlarged heart, which also added to the cause of his death. He regularly took the painkiller Darvocet to keep away severe back pains, which led to his heart failure.