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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Between winning the Best Actor Oscar and starring in a hit TV show that just had its finale last weekend, Matthew McConaughey is arguably the hottest person in entertainment right now. And while the frequently shirtless movie star has a long history of starring in sports-related films (e.g.\u00A0&lt;em&gt;We Are Marshall,&lt;/em&gt;\u00A0&lt;em&gt;Angels in the Outfield&lt;/em&gt;) and participating in sports (he is an avid runner) did you know that he has NFL ties in his family?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McConaughey's dad was a 27th-round pick in the 1953 NFL draft. http://t.co/zpBTUabhUa&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2014 Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham) March 10, 2014&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yup, the senior McConaughey, who got a shout-out from his son during his Oscar acceptance speech,\u00A0was taken by the Green Bay Packers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\nJim McConaughey died from a heart attack in 1992.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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