Ed Muransky Edward William " Ed " Muransky ( born January 20 , 1960 ) is a former professional American football offensive tackle who played for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League ( NFL ) and Orlando Renegades of the United States Football League ( USFL ) . He was a member of the Super Bowl XVIII Champion Raiders . Prior to this he was an All - America n and Academic All - American athlete who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines during the 1979 – 1981 seasons . After retiring from football he became a business partner and advisor to Edward J . DeBartolo Jr . , former San Francisco 49ers owner . As DeBartolo became more involved in the casino industry , he relied on Muransky as a confidant . Muransky testified under a grant of immunity as a government witness in the March 2000 trial of Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards , mainly about what DeBartolo had confided to Muransky . DeBartolo was the only extortion victim who claimed to have been extorted directly by Edwards , but Muransky could not provide direct testimony about private meetings between DeBartolo and Edwards . Muransky has continued to pursue business interests even after the controversies about DeBartolo have waned . Cardinal Mooney High School . Born in Youngstown , Muransky played football for Cardinal Mooney High School where he was affectionately known as " Big Ed " by family and teammates . He was a three - year varsity letter man and two - year starter as an interior lineman at Cardinal Mooney . In 1976 , he won All - Steel Valley , All - NEO , and All - State honors , and received the Mack Truck Award , given annually to the most outstanding high school lineman in the Youngstown area . University of Michigan . Highly recruited by numerous " blue chip " schools , Muransky chose to play collegiate football at the University of Michigan . He lettered for three years at Michigan , where he wore # 72 , and earned All - Big Ten honors in 1980 and 1981 . Muransky started 33 straight games at offensive tackle for the Wolverines from his sophomore through senior years , 1979 – 1981 . The , lineman was a key member of the 1980 Wolverines , coach Bo Schembechler ' s first bowl - winning team . In fact , he started all twelve games at right tackle . This includes the 1981 Rose Bowl against the Washington Huskies football team won by Michigan 23 – 6 . The game was Schembechler ' s first bowl victory , and the coach was carried off the field on Muransky ' s shoulders . Muransky was named to the Associated Press , UPI , and The Sporting News All - America n teams in 1981 and also garnered " Academic All - American " his senior year . He was part of a 1981 team that had five All - American honorees ( Anthony Carter , Butch Woolfolk , Bubba Paris and Kurt Becker ) . " Beef Bowl " Record Holder . Muransky also set the all - time " Beef Bowl " record by consuming of prime rib at Lawry ' s before the 1979 Rose Bowl . Muransky later recalled : " Bubba Paris and I were two happy freshmen eating together at the Lawry ' s Beef Bowl event before the 1979 Rose Bowl Game . After we had enjoyed our fourth plate of prime rib , mashed potatoes , corn and Yorkshire pudding , Bubba asked what the record was , and they said 7 cuts . Bubba continued for 3 more cuts , and I continued for four , totally under the Bo Schembechler radar screen . When they delivered the 8th cut to me , the media started to gather around my table , Bo walked by and let me know what he was thinking without ever saying a word . Afterward , a Paris - Muransky night out ended with some pizza . The next morning in practice , Bo made an example of Bubba and me . We never ran so much in our lives as we did that day . We were in every play of scrimmage and then we ran sprints . " When the Wolverines returned to Pasadena for the 1981 Rose Bowl , " Bo made it a point to come to the back of the plane and talk to me and Bubba Paris . He wanted to let us know that my record from a couple years earlier would not be in jeopardy because we were going to be sitting with him at the Lawry ' s Beef Bowl . He said he was going to limit each of us to two cuts of prime rib . " Schembechler had his own take on the story : " I let ' em eat because they were freshmen . They weren ' t gonna play anyway . " " Big Chill " Cameo . Muransky is also remembered for a cameo appearance in the 1983 film " The Big Chill " : " I was in the theater watching it , not knowing what was going to happen . It was kind of interesting with all of ( the characters ) watching ( the 1980 Michigan - Michigan State game ) . It was pretty cool . Watching [ quarterback ] John Wangler go back was pretty cool . For a split - second as they ' re going back , I ' m thinking to myself , ' Oh my God , I pray to God I ' m not holding or I missed a block for a sack or something on the big screen pass . ' But it was a good block , and it was a fun moment . Any time I hear ' The Big Chill , ' it ' s good memories . " Quitters . The Wolverines were the unanimous pre - season Number 1 pick in 1981 but lost their opener to Wisconsin 21 – 14 . In the team meeting the next day , Schembechler walked into the room and wrote " Ed Muransky " and " Stan Edwards " on the chalkboard , and then barked out , " The rest of you are quitters . I want nothing more to do with you , " and left . According to the coach , Muransky and Edwards were the only two who played with intensity against Wisconsin , and Bo left it to them to motivate the rest of the team . Muransky issued a challenge to the offense on the night before the following week ' s game : " I looked at everyone and said , ' If we continue to play as great individuals , we ' ll continue to lose . If we start to play as a great team , we ' ll start winning . " The next day , the Wolverines beat Notre Dame , 25 – 7 . Professional football career . Los Angeles Raiders . Muransky was selected in the fourth round ( 82nd pick ) by the Oakland Raiders in the 1982 NFL Draft , and he played in 24 games for the Raiders from 1982 – 1984 . The Raiders moved from Oakland to Los Angeles to play the 1982 NFL season . Thus , although he was drafted by the Oakland Raiders , he played his NFL career with the Los Angeles Raiders . In his second season in the NFL , he won a Super Bowl ring with the Raiders ' 1983 Super Bowl Championship team . He played all 16 regular season games for Tom Flores ' Raiders that season . The team went 12 – 4 during the 1983 NFL season and produced eight Pro Bowl ers . Muransky played for an offensive line that included Pro Bowlers Henry Lawrence and Todd Christensen . The team was led that season by quarterback Jim Plunkett and future Hall of Famer Marcus Allen , who rushed for nine touchdown s , caught two and threw three on a 4 – 7 passing performance . Muransky described the Super Bowl experience as a " whirlwind " with " two weeks of hype like you ' ve never seen . " He recalled : " It was a big deal because offensive linemen weren ' t making what they make today . That year , I made $ 77 , 000 , which was a pretty decent contract at the time . But if you won the Super Bowl , you won $ 64 , 000 . So it wasn ' t peanuts . I remember walking off the field after that , thinking to myself , ' I have a Super Bowl ring for the rest of my life . ' " Although Muransky was cut in for a Super Bowl gameshare , he was not on the official gameday roster . Although the Raiders only won one Super Bowl with Muransky , they had great success . In his rookie season , they were 8 – 1 in the strike - shortened season . This was the best record in the American Football Conference and tied for the best in the League . The team , however , was upset by the 6 – 3 New York Jets in the second round of the 1982 - 83 NFL Playoffs . The 1984 Raiders went 11 – - 5 and also made the 1984 - 85 NFL playoffs . The Raiders teams of Muransky ' s years went 31 – 10 in the regular season and 4 – 2 in the playoffs under Flores . USFL Orlando Renegades . After playing for the Raiders , Muransky signed with the Orlando Renegades of the USFL . He played and started 14 of the Renegades 18 games under Lee Corso . The team was not as successful as the Raiders and went 5 – 13 . When the league folded , he decided to retire and enter the business world . Business career . After his football career ended , Muransky worked briefly as a sportscaster at WYTV in Youngstown . He later became CEO and chairman of his in - laws ' insurance agency , Gallagher Pipino , Inc . He is married to the former Christine Pipino and has three children . Work with Eddie DeBartolo and the Edwards trial . In the late 1990s and early 2000s , Muransky became the most trusted advisor and business partner of Edward J . DeBartolo Jr . , heir to a real estate empire and former owner of the San Francisco 49ers . For a time , Muransky was the CEO of the DeBartolo Property Group , and the two partnered in numerous business ventures , including a chain of ice cream franchises known as " Ed and Eddie ' s Homemade Ice Cream , " real estate ventures and pizza . DeBartolo ventured into the casino business against the wishes of his sister , Denise DeBartolo York and hired family contact , Muransky to head DeBartolo Entertainment . Eventually , Muransky who is said to have a keen business sense , became DeBartolo ' s most trusted advisor , which caused a rift with Carmen Policy , 49ers president . In 1997 , Muransky became involved in DeBartolo ' s efforts to open a riverboat gambling casino in Louisiana . The project required approval of the state gambling board and resulted in a highly publicized bribery scandal that ended with the conviction of former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards on 17 counts , including racketeering , extortion , mail fraud , and wire fraud . In order to secure licensing of the casino , Edwards and associates allegedly solicited bribes from DeBartolo , including a briefcase filled with $ 400 , 000 . Of the many who claimed that they were extortion victims , DeBartolo was the only one who claimed to have been extorted directly by Edwards . Muransky was able to describe his relationship with DeBartolo but could not provide testimony about private meetings between DeBartolo and Edwards . Muransky testified under a grant of immunity as a government witness in the March 2000 trial of Edwards . Among other things , Muransky testified to the following : he " had a violent reaction " when DeBartolo told him that Edwards demanded money during a meeting in Baton Rouge in 1997 ; he " went ballistic " when DeBartolo told him about the $ 400 , 000 payment and the requests by the former governor that he be given one percent of the gross at the boat or 25 cents for every patron ; he told jurors he felt he needed to protect DeBartolo from Edwards because DeBartolo lacked the keen business acumen of his late father , Edward J . DeBartolo , Sr . ; he discussed DeBartolo ' s exasperation at Edwards ' solicitation of cash . According to Muransky , DeBartolo complained about Edwards and his associates : " They don ' t quit . " ; and when asked if there was anyone else in DeBartolo ' s organization making $ 50 , 000 per month ( an amount allegedly requested by Edwards ) , Muransky testified : " Maybe Steve Young , Jerry Rice , " referring to the star player on the 49ers . Post - trial business . DeBartolo had Muransky placed on the board of directors of the DeBartolo Corporation after reaching a plea agreement which left him ( DeBartolo ) a convicted felon and precluded him from serving on the corporate board . Eventually , after DeBartolo became involved in the corruption , he turned over control of the 49ers to his sister . DeBartolo and Muransky reportedly went through an acrimonious breakup in 2002 . Following the break with DeBartolo , Muransky moved with his family back to Youngstown . In 2007 , Muransky , as owner of Muransky Co . and Southwoods Surgical Center in Boardman , Ohio , filed for monetary damages and dissolution of a joint venture intended to open a full - service , for - profit hospital in southern Mahoning County . Muransky told The Vindicator : " I ' m very disappointed for this community . There was an absolute opportunity to grow the health system . . . In a few years , we are going to find ourselves having to drive to Akron and Pittsburgh and Cleveland for health care because it is no longer available here . I ' m dumbfounded it has come to this . " Muransky said one of the reasons he came back to Youngstown was to use his skills to give back to the community .