John Amos, a cinema icon and one-time Kansas City Chiefs running back, has died at 84 years old. "I was born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey," Amos said in a team feature.

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John Amos - Good Times, and beyond John went on to portray his best known role of James Evans Sr. From first appearing on Maude, he continued the role in 61 episodes of Good Times (1974-1976).

John also enjoyed a brief career in football at Colorado State University and, later, with the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL.

The eras and settings were wildly different, but the men he played were unquestionably John Amos characters: solid, dependable, and alternately intimidating or gentle, depending on the situation.

Amos said in an interview: “I got cut so many times that I used to joke that I had a gold-plated travel card from Greyhound.” In 1967, Amos signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Amos briefly had a contract with the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs before his acting career took off, but an injury ended his football dreams.

Amos would later recall that Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram told him while cutting the future actor from his brief time with the team, “You are not a football player, you are a young man ...

Amos would later recall that Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram told him while cutting the future actor from his brief time with the team, “You are not a football player, you are a young man ...