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Tom Matte

Thomas Roland Matte

Position: RB-QB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 214 lbs.
Born: June 14, 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Ohio State

Career AV: 51 (1324th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the New York Titans in the 5th round (37th overall) of the 1961 AFL 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
1961 22 BAL 27 8 0 13 54 0 11 4.2 6.8 1.6 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 1.0 62 0 0 1
1962 23 BAL RET 41 14 0 74 226 2 29 3.1 16.1 5.3 8 81 10.1 1 22 0.6 5.8 307 3 2 1
1963 24 BAL HB 41 14 0 133 541 4 31 4.1 38.6 9.5 48 466 9.7 1 49 3.4 33.3 1007 5 2 6
1964 25 BAL 41 14 0 42 215 1 80 5.1 15.4 3.0 10 169 16.9 0 30 0.7 12.1 384 1 0 2
1965 26 BAL qb 41 14 1 69 235 1 20 3.4 16.8 4.9 12 131 10.9 0 15 0.9 9.4 366 1 2 3
1966 27 BAL 41 14 0 86 381 0 30 4.4 27.2 6.1 23 307 13.3 3 35 1.6 21.9 688 3 2 1
1967 28 BAL HB 41 14 0 147 636 9 30 4.3 45.4 10.5 35 496 14.2 3 88 2.5 35.4 1132 12 1 8
1968* 29 BAL HB 41 14 0 183 662 9 23 3.6 47.3 13.1 25 275 11.0 1 50 1.8 19.6 937 10 2 11
1969*+ 30 BAL HB 41 14 0 235 909 11 26 3.9 64.9 16.8 43 513 11.9 2 49 3.1 36.6 1422 13 4 13
1970 31 BAL 41 2 0 12 43 0 16 3.6 21.5 6.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 1.0 45 0 0 0
1971 32 BAL RB 41 14 0 173 607 8 26 3.5 43.4 12.4 29 239 8.2 0 34 2.1 17.1 846 8 4 10
1972 33 BAL 41 6 0 33 137 0 18 4.2 22.8 5.5 14 182 13.0 1 43 2.3 30.3 319 1 2 3
Career 142 1 1200 4646 45 80 3.9 32.7 8.5 249 2869 11.5 12 88 1.8 20.2 7515 57 21 59

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
1961 22 BAL 27 8 0 2 50 0 30 25.0 112
1962 23 BAL RET 41 14 0 27 613 0 42 22.7 920
1963 24 BAL HB 41 14 0 16 331 0 34 20.7 1338
1964 25 BAL 41 14 0 3 71 0 34 23.7 455
1965 26 BAL qb 41 14 1 8 211 0 46 26.4 577
1966 27 BAL 41 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 55 0 31 18.3 743
1967 28 BAL HB 41 14 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 1146
1968* 29 BAL HB 41 14 0 1 22 0 22 22.0 959
1971 32 BAL RB 41 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 846
Career 142 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 62 1367 0 46 22.0 8882

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%
1962 23 BAL RET 41 14 0 5 13 38.5 85 1 7.7 0 0.0 30 6.5 8.1 17.0 6.1 87.0
1963 24 BAL HB 41 14 0 1 5 20.0 20 0 0.0 0 0.0 20 4.0 4.0 20.0 1.4 43.7
1964 25 BAL 41 14 0 3 4 75.0 58 1 25.0 0 0.0 22 14.5 19.5 19.3 4.1 156.2
1965 26 BAL qb 41 14 1 1-0-0 1 7 14.3 19 0 0.0 1 14.3 19 2.7 -3.7 19.0 1.4 0.0
1966 27 BAL 41 14 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 -15.0 0.0 0.0
1967 28 BAL HB 41 14 0 1 5 20.0 18 0 0.0 0 0.0 18 3.6 3.6 18.0 1.3 42.1
1968* 29 BAL HB 41 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1969*+ 30 BAL HB 41 14 0 1 3 33.3 46 0 0.0 0 0.0 46 15.3 15.3 46.0 3.3 81.9 0 0 15.3 15.3 0.0
1971 32 BAL RB 41 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 1 12 -6.0 -6.0 50.0
Career 142 1 1-0-0 12 42 28.6 246 2 4.8 2 4.8 46 5.9 4.7 20.5 1.7 47.5 1 12 5.4 4.3 2.3

Playoff Record as Starting QB: 1965 (0-1)

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
1962 23 BAL RET 41 14 0 2 1 0 0
1963 24 BAL HB 41 14 0 2 0 0 0
1965 26 BAL qb 41 14 1 2 0 0 0
1966 27 BAL 41 14 0 2 0 0 0
1967 28 BAL HB 41 14 0 1 0 0 0
1968* 29 BAL HB 41 14 0 2 0 0 0
1969*+ 30 BAL HB 41 14 0 4 0 0 0
1971 32 BAL RB 41 14 0 4 1 0 0
1972 33 BAL 41 6 0 2 0 0 0
Career 142 1 21 2 0 0

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
1962 23 BAL RET 41 14 0 2 1 3 18
1963 24 BAL HB 41 14 0 4 1 5 30
1964 25 BAL 41 14 0 1 1 6
1965 26 BAL qb 41 14 1 1 1 6
1966 27 BAL 41 14 0 3 3 18
1967 28 BAL HB 41 14 0 9 3 12 72
1968* 29 BAL HB 41 14 0 9 1 10 60
1969*+ 30 BAL HB 41 14 0 11 2 13 78
1971 32 BAL RB 41 14 0 8 8 48
1972 33 BAL 41 6 0 1 1 6
Career 142 1 45 12 57 342

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Travis Williams, Ken Webb, Sid Watson, George Thomas, Don Shy, Larry Krutko, Clint Jones, Essex Johnson, Perry Lee Dunn, Joe Childress
4 Don Hardeman, Charlie Evans, Travis Williams, Chuck Mercein, Leo Elter, Perry Lee Dunn, Doug Dennison, George Wonsley, Perry Harrington, Cullen Bryant
5 Larry Moriarty, Travis Williams, Chuck Mercein, Leo Elter, Doug Dennison, Dave Osborn, Hal Giancanelli, Dave Williams, Roger Hagberg, Zack Crockett
6 Larry Moriarty, Chuck Mercein, Leo Elter, Harry Sydney, Travis Williams, Doug Dennison, Dave Williams, Wendell Hayes, Roger Hagberg, Perry Lee Dunn
7 Doug Cunningham, Pete Banaszak, Dexter Carter, Phil King, Oscar Reed, Jerry Hill, Cullen Bryant, Justin Fargas, Blair Thomas, Ode Burrell
8 Erric Pegram, Tom Tracy, Tony Richardson, Jim Otis, Roland Harper, Butch Woolfolk, Charles White, Lynn Cain, Cullen Bryant, Earnest Jackson
9 Essex Johnson, Dave Hampton, Marv Hubbard, Mike Anderson, Tommy Mason, Charlie H. Smith, Eddie Price, Tom Sullivan, Dominic Rhodes, Boobie Clark
10 Essex Johnson, Dave Hampton, Marv Hubbard, Mike Anderson, Charlie H. Smith, Joe Morris, Eddie Price, Tom Sullivan, Dominic Rhodes, Boobie Clark
11 Mercury Morris, Marv Hubbard, Rudi Johnson, Sherman Smith, Edgar Bennett, Tommy Mason, John Brockington, Essex Johnson, Curtis McClinton, Joe Cribbs
12 Mercury Morris, Tommy Mason, Stephen Davis, Marv Hubbard, James R. Jones, John Brockington, Donny Anderson, Rudi Johnson, Rickey Young, Joe Cribbs
Career Mercury Morris, Tommy Mason, Stephen Davis, Marv Hubbard, James R. Jones, John Brockington, Donny Anderson, Rudi Johnson, Rickey Young, Joe Cribbs

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1968
1969

First-Team All-Pro

1969

Rushing Att

1968 NFL 183 (7)
1969 NFL 235 (2)
Career 1200 (109)

Rushing Yds

1968 NFL 662 (10)
1969 NFL 909 (3)
Career 4646 (128)

Rushing TD

1967 NFL 9 (3)
1968 NFL 9 (3)
1969 NFL 11 (1)
1971 NFL 8 (5)
Career 45 (72)

Long Rush

1964 NFL 80 (2/77)

Yds/Rushing Att

1967 NFL 4.3 (8)

Rushing Yds/Game

1969 NFL 64.9 (4)

Long Reception

1967 NFL 88 (3)

Touchdowns

1967 NFL 12 (3)
1968 NFL 10 (6)
1969 NFL 13 (1)
Career 57 (141)

Points Scored

1969 NFL 78 (9)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1967 NFL 12 (3)
1968 NFL 10 (5)
1969 NFL 13 (1)
Career 57 (136)

Yds From Scrimmage

1967 NFL 1132 (9)
1969 NFL 1422 (1)
Career 7515 (182)

All-Purpose Yds

1963 NFL 1338 (6)
1969 NFL 1422 (3)
Career 8882 (173)

Touches

1963 NFL 197 (8)
1968 NFL 209 (6)
1969 NFL 278 (1)
Career 1512 (105)

Yds/Touch

1962 NFL 8.4 (4)
1963 NFL 6.8 (8)
1965 NFL 6.5 (4)
1966 NFL 6.6 (7)
1967 NFL 6.3 (9)

Kick Returns

1962 NFL 27 (7)

Kick Return Yds

1962 NFL 613 (8)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1962 NFL 613 (10)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 31 2 RB 5 124
1971 32 14 RB 133 14 18 62
1972 33 6 RB 38 68
176 14