bernard terry casey (june 8, 1939 – september 19, 2017) was an american actor, poet, and professional football player. he was born in 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 &amp; ted's excellent adventure", released in 1989.