Lyle Martin Alzado who is playing himself in this episode was a professional defensive end of the National Football League well know for his intense and intimidating style of play. He won a championship in Super Bowl XVIII with the Los Angeles Raiders. Alzado was one of the first major US sports stars to admit to using anabolic steroids. Towards the end of his life, as he battled against a brain tumor that would eventually cause his death in 1992. Alzado asserted that his steroid abuse directly led to his fatal illness.