Actor and Professional Football Player. After attending Texas Christian University, he was signed by the Washington Redskins in 1984, followed by two seasons in the USFL with the Denver Gold in 1985 and the Arizona Outlaws in 1986, finishing his career with the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League the following year. To most people, he is best known as the tough guy who punched out Eddie Murphy in the 1999 prison movie "Life." He appeared in a dozen of movies between 1993 and 2009. A few of his film credits include "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" (1993), "Bad Boys" (1995), "Armageddon" (1998), "The Replacements" (2000), and "Half Past Dead" (2002). He also appeared in minor roles in television shows "The Drew Carey Show," "The Jamie Foxx Show," "Martin," "Arliss," and "The Parkers."
Actor and Professional Football Player. After attending Texas Christian University, he was signed by the Washington Redskins in 1984, followed by two seasons in the USFL with the Denver Gold in 1985 and the Arizona Outlaws in 1986, finishing his career with the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League the following year. To most people, he is best known as the tough guy who punched out Eddie Murphy in the 1999 prison movie "Life." He appeared in a dozen of movies between 1993 and 2009. A few of his film credits include "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" (1993), "Bad Boys" (1995), "Armageddon" (1998), "The Replacements" (2000), and "Half Past Dead" (2002). He also appeared in minor roles in television shows "The Drew Carey Show," "The Jamie Foxx Show," "Martin," "Arliss," and "The Parkers."
Bio by: Debbie Gibbons
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