19 Actors who started out as athletes early in their career

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13) Dean Cain

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Actor Dean Cain was a college football player at Princeton, where he was a free safety. He signed with the Buffalo Bills, but a knee injury ended his football career before it began. He later ventured into acting and gained prominence for playing Superman in the TV show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. His other notable roles were in movies like Out Of Time and Vendetta. He also appeared in CW's popular show Supergirl.

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