We are sad to report the passing of actor and pro football player Bernie Casey at the age of 78.
TMZ reports Casey fell ill recently and finally succumbed in a Los Angeles hospital, surrounded by family and friends.
Bernie began his career as a wide receiver in the NFL, playing with the San Francisco 49ers and the L.A. Rams.
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He got into acting in the sequel Guns Of The Magnificent Seven, then went on to feature prominently in I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and In The Mouth Of Madness.
But he’s probably best known as heroic fraternity president U.N. Jefferson in Revenge Of The Nerds.
Take a look at his most iconic moment in the ’80s classic (below):
[Image via 20th Century Fox.]