Robert Tessier Tribute

A tribute to the late actor and stuntman Robert Tessier. He is best known for his role as Shokner in the 1974 film The Longest Yard. He was of Algonquian descent and co-founded Stunts Unlimited with Hal Needham. He was a furniture maker, circus stunt cyclist and he was also awarded two medals as a paratrooper in the Korean War. He passed away in 1990 at the age of 56. If anyone knew him and would care to share a story, please do so in the comments.

[@billwhelpley6825]

Pretty unbelievable. On-screen he got the shit kicked out of him most of the time by people he could've knocked over in a heart beat in real life

[@Theearthtraveler]

He was in alsoin the biker movie "The Born Losers."

[@JiggsTheMonk02]

Yes,he had hair in that and his name was “Cueball”

[@beanbean1653]

Robert Tessier vs Jeremy Clarkson