Lyle Martin Alzado was an American professional All Pro football defensive end of the National Football League NFL famous for his intense and intimidating style of play Alzado pursued an acting career in both movies and television appearing mostly in youthoriented comedy and adventure roles His most notable film roles include the bully construction worker in Ernest Goes to Camp and the unstoppable killer in Destroyer He also appeared in Mike Hammer Murder Takes All as a notorious bodyguard and rifleman He played prison staff member Brawn in the 1990 film Club Fed and costarred in the film Neon City On television Alzado appeared in a number of mid1980s commercials for Sports Illustrated with Jack who tries to help him perform the commercial correctly He played himself wearing his Raiders uniform in the Amazing Stories episode Remote Control Man He also played himself in a 1988 episode of Small Wonder and made a guest appearance on The Super Mario Bros Super Show in 1989 Alzado starred in the sitcom Learning the Ropes as a high school teacher whose secret alter ego is a professional wrestler known as The Masked Maniac alongside numerous NWA Wrestling stars Alzado appeared in the series premiere of the shortlived 1991 sitcom Good Sports with Ryan ONeal and Farrah Fawcett and in episodes of Its Garry Shandlings Show and MacGyver