Carl Weathers
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Carl Weathers at the Calgary Expo 2015
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| Born |
January 14, 1948 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor, professional football player | ||||||||
| Years active | 1973–present (actor) 1970–1974 (football player) |
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| Spouse(s) |
Mary Ann Castle (m. 1973; div. 1983) Rhona Unsell (m. 1984; div. 2006) Jennifer Peterson (m. 2007; div. 2009) |
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| Children | 2 | ||||||||
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Football career |
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| College: | San Francisco State University | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1970 | ||||||||
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| Sacks: | None |
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| NFL Games Played: | 8 games, 1970–1971 |
| Total Games Played: | 18: 8 in NFL, 10 in CFL |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor and former professional football player. He is best known for portraying Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films, George Dillon in Predator, Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore and Little Nicky, and a fictionalized version of himself on the comedy series Arrested Development.
Weathers was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from St. Augustine High School - New Orleans in 1966 and then attended Long Beach City College and San Diego State University. During high school, he was an all-around athlete, involved in boxing, football, gymnastics, judo, soccer, and wrestling. He earned his B.A. in Drama from San Francisco State University in 1974.
Weathers played football as a linebacker both in college and professionally. He started his college career in 1966 at Long Beach City College, where he did not play in 1966 due to an ankle injury suffered when he tripped over a curb surrounding the running track while warming up for practice with another linebacker, Paul Snow. He then transferred and played for San Diego State University, becoming a letterman in 1968 and 1969, playing for head coach Don Coreyll.
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