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Mike Henry, NFL Player and Actor, Dies at 84

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Haley Bosselman editorMike Henry, a former NFL linebacker and actor known for playing Tarzan in the 1960s, has died. He was 84.Henry died Jan.

8 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank after many years of dealing with chronic traumatic encephalopathy and Parkinson’s disease brought on by the head injuries in the NFL and at the University of Southern California.He traded football for acting and went on to star in the Tarzan films of the 1960s and worked alongside Burt Reynolds in the “Smokey and the Bandit” movies.Henry grew up in East Los Angeles.

In high school, former city council member John Ferraro saw him play football and facilitated his tryout for USC’s football team.

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