Ex-Washington Redskin and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Riggins is in a new line of work -- soap opera actor:
Now Riggins, who started taking acting classes in 1994 and starred in an off-Broadway play last year, has taken on a new role. He is Mitch Hendon, a character in the soap opera "Guiding Light," which at 50 is the longest-running show in the history of television and only a few years younger than Riggins, 53. Hendon is a tough ex-Marine, a wealthy owner of several auto dealerships and not a very nice person. He is shrouded in mystery. Riggins himself knows little about Hendon, but thinks he might be a CIA operative.
Congrats to Washington Times reporter Bob Cohn, for writing a hilarious little feature on the man who will always be D.C.'s favorite runningback.
