Donald John Chuy (July 20, 1941 – January 6, 2014) was a professional
American football
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player who played
guard
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for seven seasons for the
Los Angeles Rams
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and the
Philadelphia Eagles
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.
Born in
Newark, New Jersey
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Nutley High School
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.
While playing for the Rams in 1965, he and several of his teammates played cameo roles as football players in the ''
Perry Mason
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'' episode, "The Case of the 12th Wildcat."
He died at his Myrtle Beach, South Carolina home in January 2014. He was 72.