{"id":193084,"date":"2018-12-08T02:59:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T07:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=193084"},"modified":"2018-12-08T02:59:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T07:59:12","slug":"tim-rossovich-actor-and-former-nfl-player-dies-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/08\/tim-rossovich-actor-and-former-nfl-player-dies-at-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Rossovich, actor and former NFL player, dies at 72"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tim Rossovich, a consensus All-America defensive end at Southern California who played in the NFL before going on to an acting career, has died. He was 72. (File Photo<\/a>: C Watts\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 Tim Rossovich, a consensus All-America defensive end at Southern California who played in the NFL before going on to an acting career, has died. He was 72.<\/p>\n

Rossovich died Thursday in Sacramento after a long illness, the school said Friday.<\/p>\n

Rossovich played at USC from 1965-67 and appeared in two Rose Bowls. He was co-captain of the 1967 team that won the national championship. Rossovich was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015.<\/p>\n

He was selected with the 14th pick of the 1968 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and played linebacker for them from 1968-71, getting named to the 1969 Pro Bowl. He also played for the San Diego Chargers in 1972-73 and Houston Oilers in 1976.<\/p>\n

During his football days, Rossovich had a reputation as an intense and eccentric personality. He was famous for pranks that included chewing glass, setting himself on fire, jumping off rooftops and driving motorbikes off piers.<\/p>\n

Rossovich also played for the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League in 1974 and ’75.<\/p>\n

After his football career ended, Rossovich spent two decades as an actor and stuntman. At USC, he roomed with actor Tom Selleck, on whose hit \u201cMagnum, P.I.\u201d Rossovich later appeared.<\/p>\n

Rossovich’s other TV credits included \u201cMacGyver,\u201d \u201cHunter,\u201d \u201cBaywatch,\u201d \u201cThe Love Boat,\u201d \u201cKnight Rider,\u201d \u201cCharlie’s Angels,\u201d \u201cRemington Steele,\u201d \u201cSoap,\u201d and \u201cThe A-Team.\u201d Among his film credits are \u201cNight Shift,\u201d \u201cSting II\u201d and \u201cThe Main Event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born Timothy John Rossovich on March 14, 1946, in Palo Alto, he graduated from St. Francis High in Mountain View.<\/p>\n

He is survived by wife Lauren, daughter Jaime, father Frank, actor-brother Rick and two sisters.<\/p>\n

No services were planned.<\/p>\n

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