John Matuszak, the first overall pick in the 1973 ... ended after he decided to play for the Houston Texans of the World Football League during the NFL's labor dispute in 1974.

John Matuszak, right, had a troubled past ... signs that suggested I might be inhabiting something other than a pro football paradise. Things were going too well to pay attention to such trivialities.

John Matuszak was a giant in life, football, pop culture and film. This massive athlete triumphed throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but his life was cut short at the age of 38. Do you remember his ...

While the home of country music has plenty of hits, their football team has never been ... The franchise selected defensive lineman John Matuszak with the first pick in 1973 and then owned the ...