Legendary actor Carl Weathers died Thursday at the age of 76, his family announced.

Tributes have poured in from plenty in Hollywood, including his “Rocky” costar in the man who played Balboa himself, Sylvester Stallone.

But before Weathers hit it big as Apollo Creed and Chubbs Peterson, Weathers was a star football player, making it to the NFL.

Weathers most recently starred in all three seasons of “The Mandalorian” as Greef Karga, the leader of a bounty hunter guild. Other film credits include roles in “Friday Foster,” “Bucktown,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Death Hunt,” “The Comebacks” and “Toy Story 4.” 

Fox News’ Brie Stimson contributed to this report.

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