New York Police Officer Edward Mallia Promotes his 11-Page Centerfold Spread for the May 1995 Issue Playgirl Magazine on Maat Club Expo in New York City. Image Credit: Ron Galella Collection via Getty Edward Mallia: Centerfold Spread for the May 1995 Issue Playgirl Magazine.He is a filmmaker doing a mockumentary of his yearlong experience. Image Credit: San Francisco Chronicle via Gettĭirk Shafer, “Man of the Year” for Playgirl magazine in 1992, happens to be gay.
While Playgirl may no longer be published, its legacy continues. Playgirl became one of the first magazines to bring male nudity mainstream through bookended the photography with lifestyle content and celebrity stories. During the late 1970s, the magazine sold around 1.5 million copies. When Playgirl first launched it sold out, with 600,000 copies gone in four days. Playgirl was seen as pivotal for the sexual revolution of women, although the magazine did have a significant gay male readership. Playgirl was sued by Playboy in 1973, which was founded by Hugh Hefner, for trademark infringement, but the suit was settled amicably. While the magazine printed its final issue in 2016, for decades it was a staple of cultural interest, lifestyle, celebrity news and, of course, nude and semi-nude photos of men.įounded in 1973 by Douglas Lambert, Playgirl was seen as a response to erotic men’s magazines, like Playgirl’s sister publication Playboy. Sadly, John Matuszak died of AIDS at the age of 38.Playgirl has long solidified its place as one of the most iconic magazines in American culture. In his case, acting "took," and Matuszak became a successful film and TV performer after his 1982 retirement from professional sports, playing character roles in fantasy films like Ice Pirates (1984) and Goonies (1986) and making regular appearances on the TV series Hollywood Beat and First and Ten. Like many of his calling, Matuszak decided to try the movies, beginning with a good part in the football-oriented North Dallas Forty (1979). Actually, that's an understatement: as Houston's number one pick in the 1973 NFL draft, as a wildly unpredictable defensive lineman for the Raiders, and as a veteran of two Super Bowls, Matuszak was a FOOTBALL PLAYER. During his first professional "life," Wisconsin-born John Matuszak was a football player. “John Matuszak is dead from early steroid use. Hard-driving athlete who lived life in the fast lane. Competed in the 1978 World's Strongest Man Competition weighing 308 lbs. Autobiography: "Cruisin' With The Tooz."Former defensive end for the Los Angeles Raiders. Profile: Birth name John Daniel Matuszak Nickname Tooz Height 6' 8" (2.03 m) Trivia Ex-football player turned actor.
PG December 1982 – Athlete (Photography by Jacky Winter)
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