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Professional football career. Weathers signed with the Oakland Raiders of the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 1970. Now playing as a linebacker, [3] Weathers played in seven games for the Raiders in 1970, helping them win the AFC West Division title, on their way to the first-ever AFC Championship Game.
Feb 9, 2024 · February 9, 20241:40 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 9-Minute Listen. Playlist. Weathers, who died Feb. 1, was a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders before becoming an actor. His...
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Feb 3, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers died Thursday.
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Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed in ‘Rocky’ franchise and former Raiders linebacker, dies at 76 - The Athletic. By Vic Tafur and Dan Uthman. Feb 2, 2024. 123. Carl Weathers, the iconic action...
Feb 2, 2024 · Carl Weathers, who went from doling out bone-crunching hits as a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders to delivering knockout punches on the big screen as Apollo Creed, the nemesis of...
Feb 2, 2024 · After contacting his former college linebacking coach Sid Hall, expressing an interest in playing professionally, Weathers signed as a linebacker with the Oakland Raiders (who had hired Hall as their linebackers coach) as a free agent in 1970. He played that season, and was released by the team early in the 1971 campaign.
Feb 2, 2024 · Associated Press. Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, facing-off...