What is Bernie Casey?
'''Bernard Terry Casey''' (June 8, 1939&nbsp;– September 19, 2017) was an American actor, poet, and professional [[American football|football]] player. He was born in [[Wyco, West Virginia|Wyco]], [[West Virginia]]. He played a version of himself, and other football players turned actors, in [[Keenen Ivory Wayans]]'s 1988 comedic movie ''[[I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]]''. He played a high school teacher in ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'', released in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/arts/bernie-casey-dead-actor-football.html|title=Bernie Casey, Actor Who Glided Away From Football, Dies at 78|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=September 20, 2017}}</ref> Casey played for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] from 1961 through 1966 and for the [[Los Angeles Rams]] from 1967 through 1968. Casey died at a hospital in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] on September 19, 2017 at the age of 78.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/bernie-casey-pro-football-player-turned-fan-favorite-actor-dies-n803291|title=Bernie Casey, pro football player turned actor, dies|work=NBC News|access-date=2017-09-21|language=en}}</ref> == Related pages == *[[List of poets from North America]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Casey, Bernie}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from West Virginia]] [[Category:Actors who played Felix Leiter]] [[Category:African-American movie actors]] [[Category:African-American television actors]] [[Category:American football wide receivers]] [[Category:American poets]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Los Angeles Rams players]] [[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from West Virginia]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}