Clay Matthews Jr.
No. 57 | |||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Palo Alto, California, U.S. | March 15, 1956||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | New Trier (Winnetka, Illinois) | ||
College: | USC | ||
NFL draft: | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 | ||
Career history | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
William Clay Matthews Jr. (born March 15, 1956) is an American former professional
He is the father of Clay Matthews III, an All-Pro linebacker and Super Bowl Champion, and Casey Matthews, a former American football linebacker; brother of Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews.
Early life and college
Matthews was born into a football family. His father, Clay Matthews Sr., played for the NFL in the 1950s. Matthews graduated from New Trier East High School in Winnetka, Illinois, in 1974. Matthews and his brother Bruce both attended college at the University of Southern California (USC), where both played on the USC Trojans football team.
Professional career
Matthews was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the 12th pick in the first round of the
Matthews was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week twice on the Cleveland Browns (Week 12, 1984 and Week 9, 1991). Matthews and his son, Clay Matthews III, are the only father-son tandem to be named Defensive Player of the Week in the NFL.[3]
In 2022, the
Life after pro football
Matthews resides in
Matthews and his brother Bruce competed with members of their family on the popular TV game show Family Feud, hosted by Richard Dawson. The Matthews family won the game, with Matthews being one of two family members to play in the final round. They ended the game with 41 points total but did not take the $10,000 grand prize.
In 2014, he was named Director of Football Operations at Carter High School (Tennessee), where he once served as an assistant coach.[5]
Personal life
Matthews is married to Leslie Matthews[
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | ||
1978 | CLE | 15 | 2 | 34 | – | – | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1979 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 103 | – | – | 2.0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1980 | CLE | 14 | 13 | 83 | – | – | 5.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1981 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 128 | – | – | 5.0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1982 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 11 | – | – | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 106 | – | – | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1984 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 126 | – | – | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
1985 | CLE | 14 | 14 | 88 | – | – | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1986 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 89 | – | – | 1.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1987 | CLE | 12 | 12 | 72 | – | – | 2.5 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1988 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 101 | – | – | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1989 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 113 | – | – | 4.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1990 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 102 | – | – | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1991 | CLE | 15 | 15 | 80 | – | – | 6.5 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1992 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 111 | – | – | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1993 | CLE | 16 | 15 | 83 | – | – | 5.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1994 | ATL | 15 | 15 | 90 | 71 | 19 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 63 | 49 | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1996 | ATL | 15 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career | 278 | 248 | 1,595 | 131 | 34 | 82.5 | 16 | 206 | 1 | 27 | 14 |
References
- ^ NFL Career Games Leaders
- ^ NFL Career Tackles Leaders
- ^ LB Clay Matthews Named NFC Defensive Player Of The Week Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Packers.com, September 22, 2010, Accessed December 9, 2012.
- ^ Professional Football Researchers Association. "PFRA's Hall of Very Good Class of 2022". Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "High School Scoop - Friday February 25, 2022".
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Gary Klein, Trojans get ducks in a row up front, Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2007, Accessed July 3, 2008.
External links
Media related to Clay Matthews Jr. at Wikimedia Commons `