Ed Asner
The legendary actor, Ed Asner, is known for a multitude of things, football not being one of them. He first rose to prominence when he played Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, as well as its spin-off series titled after his character. Throughout his 64-year career in Hollywood, he won a boatload of awards and received even more nominations.
As for football, he played a bit while attending Wyandotte High School in Kansas. However, while studying at the University of Chicago, playing football was just a faint memory. After serving in the US Army Signal Corps, he pursued an acting career by moving to the Big Apple.