"1st and Ten: The Championship" was the first of what I thought would be my big break, it was my first legit job. It was the first television cable show produced by HBO.

I played the quarterback Johnny Gunn, who's original name was Vito Del Grecco, who was in prison for murder. O.J. Simpson got me out because I had a canon for an arm.

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