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Ollie Matson

Ollie Genoa Matson

Position: RB-FL
Height: 6-2    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: May 1, 1930 in Trinity, TX
College: San Francisco

Career AV: 74 (480th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1972

6-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1952*+ 22 CRD FB 33 12 0 96 344 3 25 3.6 28.7 8.0 11 187 17.0 3 47 0.9 15.6 531 6 8 8
1954*+ 24 CRD LH 33 12 0 101 506 4 79 5.0 42.2 8.4 34 611 18.0 3 70 2.8 50.9 1117 7 7 9
1955*+ 25 CRD LH 33 12 0 109 475 1 54 4.4 39.6 9.1 17 237 13.9 2 70 1.4 19.8 712 3 7 11
1956*+ 26 CRD LH 33 12 0 192 924 5 79 4.8 77.0 16.0 15 199 13.3 2 45 1.3 16.6 1123 7 6 14
1957*+ 27 CRD LH 33 12 0 134 577 6 56 4.3 48.1 11.2 20 451 22.6 3 75 1.7 37.6 1028 9 6 13
1958* 28 CRD LH 33 12 0 129 505 5 55 3.9 42.1 10.8 33 465 14.1 3 59 2.8 38.8 970 8 10 9
1959 29 RAM FB 33 12 0 161 863 6 50 5.4 71.9 13.4 18 130 7.2 0 49 1.5 10.8 993 6 9 6
1960 30 RAM FL 33 12 0 61 170 1 27 2.8 14.2 5.1 15 98 6.5 0 24 1.3 8.2 268 1 3 6
1961 31 RAM FL 33 14 0 24 181 2 69 7.5 12.9 1.7 29 537 18.5 3 96 2.1 38.4 718 5 0 6
1962 32 RAM 33 13 0 3 0 0 2 0.0 0.0 0.2 3 49 16.3 1 20 0.2 3.8 49 1 0 1
1963 33 DET 30 8 0 13 20 0 9 1.5 2.5 1.6 2 20 10.0 0 17 0.3 2.5 40 0 0 1
1964 34 PHI hb 33 12 0 96 404 4 63 4.2 33.7 8.0 17 242 14.2 1 32 1.4 20.2 646 5 7 3
1965 35 PHI hb 33 14 0 22 103 2 22 4.7 7.4 1.6 2 29 14.5 1 20 0.1 2.1 132 3 0 4
1966 36 PHI RET 33 14 0 29 101 1 28 3.5 7.2 2.1 6 30 5.0 1 11 0.4 2.1 131 2 3 1
Career 171 0 1170 5173 40 79 4.4 30.3 6.8 222 3285 14.8 23 96 1.3 19.2 8458 63 66 92
6 yrs CRD 72 0 761 3331 24 79 4.4 46.3 10.6 130 2150 16.5 16 75 1.8 29.9 5481 40 44 64
4 yrs RAM 51 0 249 1214 9 69 4.9 23.8 4.9 65 814 12.5 4 96 1.3 16.0 2028 13 12 19
3 yrs PHI 40 0 147 608 7 63 4.1 15.2 3.7 25 301 12.0 3 32 0.6 7.5 909 10 10 8
1 yr DET 8 0 13 20 0 9 1.5 2.5 1.6 2 20 10.0 0 17 0.3 2.5 40 0 0 1

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1952*+ 22 CRD FB 33 12 0 9 86 0 23 9.6 20 624 2 100 31.2 1241
1954*+ 24 CRD LH 33 12 0 11 100 1 59 9.1 17 449 1 91 26.4 1666
1955*+ 25 CRD LH 33 12 0 13 245 2 78 18.8 15 368 0 37 24.5 1325
1956*+ 26 CRD LH 33 12 0 5 39 0 16 7.8 13 362 1 105 27.8 1524
1957*+ 27 CRD LH 33 12 0 10 54 0 28 5.4 7 154 0 32 22.0 1236
1958* 28 CRD LH 33 12 0 14 497 2 101 35.5 1467
1959 29 RAM FB 33 12 0 14 61 0 20 4.4 16 367 0 48 22.9 1421
1960 30 RAM FL 33 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 9 216 0 42 24.0 484
1963 33 DET 30 8 0 3 61 0 30 20.3 101
1964 34 PHI hb 33 12 0 2 10 0 9 5.0 3 104 0 43 34.7 760
1966 36 PHI RET 33 14 0 26 544 0 31 20.9 675
Career 171 0 65 595 3 78 9.2 143 3746 6 105 26.2 12799
6 yrs CRD 72 0 48 524 3 78 10.9 86 2454 6 105 28.5 8459
4 yrs RAM 51 0 15 61 0 20 4.1 25 583 0 48 23.3 2672
3 yrs PHI 40 0 2 10 0 9 5.0 29 648 0 43 22.3 1567
1 yr DET 8 0 3 61 0 30 20.3 101

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1952*+ 22 CRD FB 33 12 0 2 51 0 30 8 4 34 1
1954*+ 24 CRD LH 33 12 0 1 0 0 0 7 3 0 0
1955*+ 25 CRD LH 33 12 0 7 3 0 0
1956*+ 26 CRD LH 33 12 0 6 0 0 0
1957*+ 27 CRD LH 33 12 0 6 1 0 0
1958* 28 CRD LH 33 12 0 10 3 0 0
1959 29 RAM FB 33 12 0 9 0 0 0
1960 30 RAM FL 33 12 0 3 0 0 0
1964 34 PHI hb 33 12 0 7 1 0 0
1966 36 PHI RET 33 14 0 3 0 0 0
Career 171 0 3 51 0 30 66 15 34 1
6 yrs CRD 72 0 3 51 0 30 44 14 34 1
4 yrs RAM 51 0 12 0 0 0
3 yrs PHI 40 0 10 1 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1954*+ 24 CRD LH 33 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1955*+ 25 CRD LH 33 12 0 1 1 100.0 43 0 0.0 0 0.0 43 43.0 43.0 43.0 3.6 118.7
1956*+ 26 CRD LH 33 12 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1957*+ 27 CRD LH 33 12 0 2 5 40.0 59 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 11.8 11.8 29.5 4.9 84.6
1958* 28 CRD LH 33 12 0 1 2 50.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2.0 2.0 4.0 0.3 56.2
1959 29 RAM FB 33 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
1962 32 RAM 33 13 0 1 1 100.0 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 13.0 13.0 13.0 1.0 118.7
Career 171 0 5 15 33.3 119 0 0.0 1 6.7 43 7.9 4.9 23.8 0.7 35.1
6 yrs CRD 72 0 4 13 30.8 106 0 0.0 0 0.0 43 8.2 8.2 26.5 1.5 61.7
4 yrs RAM 51 0 1 2 50.0 13 0 0.0 1 50.0 13 6.5 -16.0 13.0 0.3 31.2

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1952*+ 22 CRD FB 33 12 0 3 3 2 1 9 54
1954*+ 24 CRD LH 33 12 0 4 3 1 1 9 54
1955*+ 25 CRD LH 33 12 0 1 2 2 5 30
1956*+ 26 CRD LH 33 12 0 5 2 1 8 48
1957*+ 27 CRD LH 33 12 0 6 3 9 54
1958* 28 CRD LH 33 12 0 5 3 2 10 60
1959 29 RAM FB 33 12 0 6 6 36
1960 30 RAM FL 33 12 0 1 1 6
1961 31 RAM FL 33 14 0 2 3 5 30
1962 32 RAM 33 13 0 1 1 6
1964 34 PHI hb 33 12 0 4 1 5 30
1965 35 PHI hb 33 14 0 2 1 3 18
1966 36 PHI RET 33 14 0 1 1 2 12
Career 171 0 40 23 3 6 1 73 438
6 yrs CRD 72 0 24 16 3 6 1 50 300
4 yrs RAM 51 0 9 4 13 78
3 yrs PHI 40 0 7 3 10 60

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Ryan Grant, John Fuqua, Tucker Frederickson, Marshawn Lynch, Ray Mathews, Ronnie Coleman, David Sims, John Settle, Merril Hoge, Dexter Bussey
4 Bobby Humphrey, Reggie Bush, Skeet Quinlan, Norm Bulaich, Paul Robinson, Ed Podolak, Rueben Mayes, Tommy Mason, John Fuqua, Tom Sullivan
5 Edgar Bennett, Sherman Smith, Joe Cribbs, Neal Anderson, Terry Allen, Tommy Mason, Ed Podolak, Frank Gifford*, Boobie Clark, Mercury Morris
6 Neal Anderson, Terry Metcalf, Delvin Williams, John Riggins*, Sherman Smith, Terry Allen, Frank Gifford*, John Brockington, Joe Cribbs, Jim Taylor*
7 Neal Anderson, Frank Gifford*, John Riggins*, Delvin Williams, Altie Taylor, Doak Walker*, Larry Csonka*, Jerome Bettis, Joe Cribbs, Calvin Hill
8 John Riggins*, Neal Anderson, Sam Cunningham, Jerome Bettis, Larry Csonka*, Earnest Byner, Jim Taylor*, Jim Kiick, Joe Cribbs, Ken Willard
9 Neal Anderson, John Riggins*, Jerome Bettis, Sam Cunningham, Larry Csonka*, Don Perkins, Tony Nathan, Jim Taylor*, Ken Willard, Terry Allen
10 John Riggins*, Floyd Little, Jerome Bettis, Ken Willard, Larry Csonka*, Frank Gifford*, Jim Taylor*, Neal Anderson, Greg Pruitt, Corey Dillon
11 John Riggins*, Ken Willard, Floyd Little, Jim Taylor*, Jerome Bettis, Terry Allen, Frank Gifford*, Corey Dillon, Larry Csonka*, Neal Anderson
12 Ken Willard, Floyd Little, Jim Taylor*, Larry Csonka*, MacArthur Lane, Terry Allen, Greg Pruitt, Corey Dillon, John Riggins*, Neal Anderson
13 Larry Csonka*, Ken Willard, Corey Dillon, Floyd Little, Eric Metcalf, Greg Pruitt, Freeman McNeil, Jerome Bettis, Jim Taylor*, MacArthur Lane
14 Larry Csonka*, Jerome Bettis, Freeman McNeil, Corey Dillon, Ken Willard, Earnest Byner, Calvin Hill, Eric Metcalf, Floyd Little, Greg Pruitt
Career Larry Csonka*, Jerome Bettis, Freeman McNeil, Corey Dillon, Ken Willard, Earnest Byner, Calvin Hill, Eric Metcalf, Floyd Little, Greg Pruitt

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1952
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958

First-Team All-Pro

1952
1954
1955
1956
1957

Rushing Att

1956 NFL 192 (2)
1957 NFL 134 (9)
1958 NFL 129 (8)
1959 NFL 161 (7)
Career 1170 (120)

Rushing Yds

1954 NFL 506 (10)
1956 NFL 924 (2)
1957 NFL 577 (6)
1958 NFL 505 (10)
1959 NFL 863 (3)
Career 5173 (100)

Rushing TD

1952 NFL 3 (10)
1956 NFL 5 (9)
1957 NFL 6 (3)
1958 NFL 5 (10)
1959 NFL 6 (7)
Career 40 (91)

Long Rush

1954 NFL 79 (2)
1955 NFL 54 (9)
1956 NFL 79 (2)
1961 NFL 69 (3)
1964 NFL 63 (7)

Yds/Rushing Att

1954 NFL 5.0 (7)
1956 NFL 4.8 (5)
1957 NFL 4.3 (8)
1959 NFL 5.4 (3/85)
Career 4.4 (91)

Rushing Yds/Game

1956 NFL 77.0 (2)
1957 NFL 48.1 (8)
1959 NFL 71.9 (3)

Long Reception

1957 NFL 75 (5)
1961 NFL 96 (2/26)

Yds/Reception

1954 NFL 18.0 (10)
1961 NFL 18.5 (6)

Touchdowns

1952 NFL 9 (6)
1954 NFL 9 (5)
1956 NFL 8 (8)
1957 NFL 9 (3)
1958 NFL 10 (4)
Career 73 (68)

Points Scored

1957 NFL 54 (10)
Career 438 (191)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1952 NFL 6 (10)
1957 NFL 9 (3)
1958 NFL 8 (10)
Career 63 (108)

Non-Offensive TDs

1952 NFL 3 (1/23)
1954 NFL 2 (1)
1955 NFL 2 (1)
1956 NFL 1 (5)
1958 NFL 2 (1)
Career 10 (15)

Yds From Scrimmage

1954 NFL 1117 (4)
1956 NFL 1123 (5)
1957 NFL 1028 (3)
1958 NFL 970 (8)
1959 NFL 993 (9)
Career 8458 (132)

All-Purpose Yds

1952 NFL 1241 (4)
1954 NFL 1666 (1)
1955 NFL 1325 (2)
1956 NFL 1524 (1)
1957 NFL 1236 (4)
1958 NFL 1467 (4)
1959 NFL 1421 (3)
Career 12799 (54)

Touches

1952 NFL 136 (7)
1954 NFL 163 (4)
1955 NFL 154 (9)
1956 NFL 225 (3)
1957 NFL 171 (6)
1958 NFL 176 (7)
1959 NFL 209 (5)
Career 1600 (88)

Yds/Touch

1952 NFL 9.1 (7)
1954 NFL 10.2 (7)
1955 NFL 8.6 (6)
1956 NFL 6.8 (8)
1957 NFL 7.2 (7)
1958 NFL 8.3 (10)
1964 NFL 6.4 (10)

Kick Returns

1952 NFL 20 (4)
1954 NFL 17 (6)
1955 NFL 15 (8)
1959 NFL 16 (9)
1966 NFL 26 (5)
Career 143 (83)

Kick Return Yds

1952 NFL 624 (2)
1954 NFL 449 (6)
1955 NFL 368 (10)
1958 NFL 497 (3)
1959 NFL 367 (10)
1966 NFL 544 (8)
Career 3746 (65)

Kick Return TD

1952 NFL 2 (1/13)
1954 NFL 1 (2/58)
1956 NFL 1 (1/58)
1958 NFL 2 (1/13)
Career 6 (1)

Long Kick Return

1952 NFL 100 (1/68)
1954 NFL 91 (4)
1956 NFL 105 (2/5)
1958 NFL 101 (3/48)
1959 NFL 48 (7)

Yds/Kick Return

1952 NFL 31.2 (2/24)
1954 NFL 26.4 (4)
1955 NFL 24.5 (8)
1956 NFL 27.8 (4)
1958 NFL 35.5 (1/3)
1959 NFL 22.9 (8)
Career 26.2 (22)

Punt Return Yds

1954 NFL 100 (8)
1955 NFL 245 (1)

Punt Return TD

1954 NFL 1 (1/89)
1955 NFL 2 (1/15)
Career 3 (33)

Long Punt Return

1954 NFL 59 (4)
1955 NFL 78 (1)
1957 NFL 28 (9)

Yds/Punt Return

1955 NFL 18.8 (1)
Career 9.2 (132)

Kick & Punt Returns

1954 NFL 28 (9)
1955 NFL 28 (9)
1959 NFL 30 (9)
Career 208 (113)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1952 NFL 710 (5)
1954 NFL 549 (7)
1955 NFL 613 (5)
1958 NFL 497 (6)
Career 4341 (71)

Fumbles

1952 NFL 8 (3)
1954 NFL 7 (5)
1955 NFL 7 (5)
1956 NFL 6 (6)
1958 NFL 10 (2)
1959 NFL 9 (3)
1964 NFL 7 (8)
Career 66 (57)

Fumbles Recovered

1952 NFL 4 (5)
1954 NFL 3 (10)
1955 NFL 3 (10)
1958 NFL 3 (10)

Fumble Return Yds

1952 NFL 34 (6)

Fumble Return TD

1952 NFL 1 (2)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1952Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1954Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1955Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1956Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1957Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1958Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1959Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL