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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | 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 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| 1969 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL |