week<\/a>.<\/p>\nAfter the Raiders, Weathers joined the Canadian Football League, playing for two seasons while finishing his studies in the offseason at San Francisco State University. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in drama in 1974.<\/p>\n
Creed, who appeared in the first four “Rocky” films, memorably died in the ring in 1984's “Rocky IV,” facing the imposing, steroid-using Soviet Ivan Drago, played by Dolph Lundgren. Before entering the ring, James Brown sang “Living in America” \u200b\u200bwith showgirls and Creed appeared on a balcony in a Star-Spangled Banner shorts and vest combo and an Uncle Sam hat, dancing and taunting Draco.<\/p>\n
A bloodied Creed collapses in the ring after being badly beaten, twitches and is cradled by Rocky as he dies, inevitably sparking a fight between Drago and Rocky. But while Creed is gone, his character's son, Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Creed, is reportedly directing his own boxing trilogy starting in 2015.<\/p>\n
Weathers later added a fake wooden hand to play a golf professional in the 1996 comedy “Happy Gilmore,” alongside Adam Sandler, who called Weathers a “real legend” in one film. social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\nWeathers grew up admiring actors such as Woody Strode, whose combination of physicality and acting prowess in \u201cSpartacus\u201d made a first impression. Other idols included actors Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte and athletes Jim Brown and Muhammad Ali, stars who broke the mold and the color barrier.<\/p>\n
“There are so many people who came before me that I looked up to and whose success I wanted to emulate and who somehow reached the standards that they did in terms of success, who created a path that I I was able to go through and find success in its own right.” A result. And I hope I can inspire someone else to do good work as well,\u201d Weathers told the Detroit News in 2023. \u201cI guess I'm just a lucky guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Weathers is survived by two sons.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n