"He was magic and I was so fortunate to be part of his life," the "Rocky" star wrote of Weathers, who died yesterday at age 76.

2. Earnie Shavers was almost Clubber Lang in "Rocky III" instead of Lawrence Tureaud ("Mr. T"). Mr. T was great as Clubber Lang, but he couldn't act like Carl Weathers or punch like Earnie Shavers.

Editor's Note: The following is excerpted from "The Official Rocky Scrapbook ... Former football player Carl Weathers, left, proved to be the perfect fit for "Apollo Creed." ...

But before that, he was Carl Weathers ... Great Dane puppy later, Weathers portrayed one of the most iconic characters in sports movie history. Premiering in 1976, Rocky went on to be one of ...

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US actor Carl Weathers has died at the age of 76, according to his family. Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, "died peacefully in his sleep", according to a ...

The Hollywood hard man looks like he still packs a pretty hard punch and certainly never ... Apollo Creed, played by Carl Weathers, was Rocky's regular antagonist in the first two films (before ...