‘Tooz’ Super Bowl Rings Go to Nephews

Former Raider John Matuszak, who died of a drug overdose, bequeathed his Super Bowl rings to nephews and the majority of his estimated $450,000 estate to his mother and three sisters.

The former All-Pro defensive end known for his on-the-field aggression and off-the-field flamboyance named his mother, Audrey Matuszak, as his executor in the will formally filed in Superior Court on Monday.

In the will signed July 13, 1984, the standout player known to football fans by his nickname “The Tooz,” left his championship ring from Super Bowl XI to a nephew, Justin Evancy, and his ring from Super Bowl XV to another nephew, Luke Evancy.

Matuszak bequeathed the contents of his house in Franklin, Wis., to his sister, Christine Evancy.

The rest of his estate, $230,000 in personal property, $217,000 in real property and $10,000 in income from that property, was left to his mother and his sisters, Karen and Dawn Matuszak.

Matuszak, 38, died in June at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank. The county coroner’s office determined that his death resulted from an accidental overdose of a narcotic pain killer, aggravated by an enlarged heart and pneumonia.