William Perry, nicknamed “The Refrigerator” and “The Fridge” for short, became a celebrity rookie player in the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl winning season of 1985. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 335 pounds but weighing as much as 390 in college, Perry – a jolly and gap-toothed defensive tackle from Clemson – was so friendly that Bears’ coach Mike Ditka once said that “If you didn’t like the Fridge you didn’t like anybody.” Perry’s fame exploded nationwide after Ditka inserted him on offense, first to block for Walter Payton and then as a ball carrier. The gargantuan Perry scored touchdowns in four goal line situations, including during the Bears’ blowout of the Patriots in Super Bowl XX. That season, Perry – who had “a smile as wide and innocent as a kid's jack-o’lantern,” Sports Illustrated’s Rick Telander said – received countless endorsements, went on "Late Night with David Letterman", and appeared on the cover of major magazines, becoming “the Santa Claus of the National Football League,” according to the broadcaster Brent Musburger. He played nine seasons with the Bears before finishing his career with Philadelphia, in 1994. Since retiring, Perry fought 7-foot-7 former NBA player Manute Bol in a boxing match, participated in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, and moved back to South Carolina, where he’s suffered from alcoholism and diabetes.