Tim Rossovich

Games played:	88
Interceptions:	3
Fumble recoveries:	10
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tim Rossovich
No. 82, 58
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	March 14, 1946; Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Died:	December 6, 2018 (aged 72); Grass Valley, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Saint Francis; (Mountain View, California)
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1968 / round: 1 / pick: 14
Career history
	Philadelphia Eagles (1968–1971); San Diego Chargers (1972–1973); Philadelphia Bell (1974–1975); Houston Oilers (1976);
Career highlights and awards
	Pro Bowl (1969); National champion (1967); Consensus All-American (1967); 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1965, 1967); Second-team All-Pac-8 (1966);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	88
Interceptions:	3
Fumble recoveries:	10
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Timothy John Rossovich (March 14, 1946 – December 6, 2018) was an American football linebacker and a television and movie actor, active from 1977 to 1998. He was the brother of actor Rick Rossovich.

Biography

Rossovich was born in Palo Alto, California. Tim is ranked 20th on the list of "greatest high school defensive football players of all time". After graduating high school, he turned down a pitching position with the Pittsburgh Pirates because he wanted to play in the NFL one day. He played college football at the University of Southern California and was one of five USC Trojans players taken in the first round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft after his senior year. Rossovich played for the National Football League Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, and Houston Oilers between 1968 and 1976. He played in the Pro Bowl in 1969.

In March 1974, he was selected by the Philadelphia Bell in the first round (3rd overall) of the WFL Pro Draft. He opted to sign with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League, where he played until the league folded midway through the 1975 season.

In 1977, Rossovich appeared in the episode "The Shortest Yard" of the ABC situation comedy The San Pedro Beach Bums. He played Detective Noodles in the Cheech and Chong 1981 comedy Nice Dreams alongside Peter Jason. He also appeared in the 1982 movie Night Shift as the boyfriend of Shelley Long's character. The movie also starred Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton.

Rossovich died due to respiratory arrest on December 6, 2018, in Grass Valley, California.^[1]^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Charlie's Angels	Taylor
1979	Charlie's Angels	Terrence
1979	The Main Event	Cannibal
1980	The Ninth Configuration	Biker	Uncredited
1980	The Long Riders	Pitts
1981	Nice Dreams	Detective Noodles
1981	Looker	Moustache Man
1982	Knight Rider	Butch	"The Final Verdict"
1982	Night Shift	Luke
1982	Fake-Out	Hit Man #1
1982	Hart to Hart	Larry
1983	Hart to Hart	Jack Burke
1983	The A-Team	Milt / Boyle
1983	The Sting II	'Typhoon' Taylor
1984	Cloak & Dagger	Haverman
1984	Knight Rider	Bloodworth	"Knights of the Fast Lane"
1985	Avenging Angel	Teddy Butts
1985	Stick	Cecil
1986	MacGyver	Political prisoner	Season 1 Episode 21 "Prisoner of Conscience"
1988	Johnny Be Good	Gas Attendant
1988	Magnum P.I.	Hank	Season 8 Episode 13 "Resolutions, Part 2"
1990	Secret Agent OO Soul	Tall Man
1990	MacGyver	Novis Reilly	Season 6 Episode 11 "Squeeze Play"
1991	Fists of Steel	Captain Jokish
1991	Baywatch	Larry Veron	Season 2 Episode 12 "Reunion"