Shelly Novack

Infobox actor
name = Shelly Novack


caption =
birthname = Sheldon Lennard Novack
birthdate = birth date|1944|1|10|mf=y
birthplace = Los Angeles County, California
deathdate = death date and age|1978|5|27|1944|1|10|mf=y
deathplace = Santa Monica, California
othername = Shelley Novack

Sheldon Lennard "Shelly" Novack (January 10, 1944 - May 27, 1978) was an American football player and actor.

Biography

Novack was an all-league and special mention Junior College All-American at Santa Monica City College (class of 1963), and 1 team All-American at Long Beach State in 1964 and 1965. In 1966, Novack was drafted as a wide receiver by the AFL's San Diego Chargers. After two seasons in San Diego, he met a producer playing football in a touch football league off season, he invited Novack to the studios which led to Novack embarking on an acting career.

In April 1975, Novack commented to talk show host Mike Douglas, "There were all these pretty girls around, so I stuck around." This was in response to a question Douglas asked Novack about his start in the film business. In 1977, Shelly Novack won the very first Toyota Grand Prix pro-celebrity race, and was on his way to becoming a professional Indy driver. He is remembered for his many guest roles on television shows such as "The F.B.I", "Police Story", and "Most Wanted".

Novack died of a heart attack at age 34. He is interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.

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Persondata
NAME= Novack, Shelly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Sheldon Lennard, Novack; Novack, Shelley
SHORT DESCRIPTION= American football player, actor
DATE OF BIRTH= January 10, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH= Los Angeles County, California
DATE OF DEATH= May 27, 1978
PLACE OF DEATH= Santa Monica, California