He was selected by the Rams in the fourth round of the 1958 NFL draft after playing college football at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a consensus All-American in 1958.

John Paul Guzik III was born July 12, 1936, in Lawrence, Pennsylvania.

[4][5][6][7] Guzik was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round, with the 41st overall pick, of the 1958 NFL draft.

[8] He officially signed with the team a year later on March 25, 1959, receiving the largest contract in NFL history for a college lineman up to that point in time ($8,500 per year with a $2,000 signing bonus).

[8][9] On December 24, 1961, the Oilers defeated the San Diego Chargers in the 1961 American Football League Championship Game by a score of 10–3.