On back of card: "Fred set his school record for shot put (53 feet six inches)."

I briefly got my hands on a horizontal-shaped 1965 Topps football card of the Oakland Raiders star Fred “the Hammer” Williamson. An outstanding defensive back who played for that AFL franchise when it featured a number of all-time greats, Williamson was known as much for his macho boasting and self-promotion as for his game. He used his brash persona in a post-football acting career, building a long list of TV and film credits, though they weren’t all stellar.

Below is the trailer of the 1974 crime drama, Three Tough Guys, in which Williamson portrays “Brother Snake,” a hitman who faces off against an ass-kicking priest and a former cop. I never imagined it was possible for this many open-hand slaps to be administered in a two-minute period.