Carl Weathers, Who Played Apollo Creed in ‘Rocky’ Movies, Dies at 76
Carl Weathers, who went from doling out bone-crunching hits as a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders to delivering knockout punches on the big screen as Apollo Creed, the nemesis of Sylvester Stallone’s lovable-lug prizefighter in “Rocky,” helping to spark one of Hollywood’s most successful franchises, died on Thursday. He was 76. His family said in […]
Rudie van Vuuren: Meet the ‘Doc’ who played at World Cups in two sports
Rudie van Vuuren is the only person to represent their country at two World Cups in different sports “You know, sometimes rugby players on cricket fields are not good things.” As the only man to have ever played in both a Rugby World Cup and Cricket World Cup, Rudie van Vuuren knows what he’s talking […]