| Clay Matthews | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): Linebacker | Jersey #(s): 57 |
| Born: March 15, 1956 Palo Alto, California | |
| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1978–1996 | |
| NFL Draft: 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 | |
| College: USC | |
| Professional Teams | |
| Career Stats | |
| Sacks | 69. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1978 NFL season was the 59th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1996 NFL season was the 77th Regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1978 National Football League Draft annual player selection meeting was held May 2–3 1978. This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The 1978 NFL season was the 59th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1993 NFL season was the 74th Regular season of the National Football League. The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. The 1994 NFL season was the 75th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1996 NFL season was the 77th Regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end In American football and Canadian football, the sack occurs when the Quarterback is tackled behind the Line of scrimmage before he 5 |
| Interceptions | 16 |
| Touchdowns | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
William Clay Matthews, Jr. A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 1986 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 2, 1986 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1988 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 7, 1988 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1989 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 29, 1989 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1990 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 4, 1990 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. (born March 15, 1956 in Palo Alto, California) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta Georgia. He played 19 seasons and 278 games in the NFL (third most in NFL history). The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Matthews was drafted by the Browns out of the University of Southern California with the 12th pick in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters Clay was a four time Pro Bowler for Cleveland.
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Personal
Clay Matthews' father Clay Matthews, Sr. and brother Bruce Matthews, who also played at USC, were also NFL players. William Clay Matthews Sr (born August 1, 1928) is a former American football player Bruce Rankin Matthews (born August 8 1961 in Raleigh North Carolina) played American football as an Offensive lineman in the Two of his sons joined the football team at USC, while another joined the football team at the University of Oregon: Kyle Matthews was a safety at USC (2000-03) and Clay Matthews III currently plays linebacker at USC (2004- ). Casey Matthews currently plays linebacker at UO (2007- ).
Life after pro football
Matthews resides in Agoura Hills, California. Agoura Hills is a city (incorporated in 1982 in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code He serves as defensive coordinator at Oaks Christian High School, a coed private school in Westlake Village, California that his son Casey attended. Oaks Christian High School is a private non-denominational Christian school located on 18 acres in Westlake Village CA off the US 101. Westlake Village is a community which straddles the Ventura and Los Angeles County line encompassing all of the area surrounding the lake at He was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, along with his brother Bruce. Clay Matthews opened a Pontiac Dealership in the Cleveland area after he retired.
Trivia
Clay and his brother Bruce competed with members of their family on the popular TV game show Family Feud, with Richard Dawson. Bruce Rankin Matthews (born August 8 1961 in Raleigh North Carolina) played American football as an Offensive lineman in the Family Feud is a popular Television Game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type Richard Dawson aka 'The Kissing Bandit'(born November 20, 1932) is a British - American Actor, Comedian, Game show The Matthews Family won the game, and Clay was one of the two family members to play the final round. One of five questions he was asked in the final round was "What is the ideal age for a U. S. President?". He answered "32". Of course, the constitutional requisite age to become President is 35. Clay ended up scoring 41 points total, and the Matthews family did not win the $10,000 grand prize.
Clay appeared to be very frugal because he drove an old Mercury Capri to practice and games. The name Mercury Capri has been used for several different Cars over the years After retiring from football, he owned a Pontiac car dealership in Euclid, Ohio.
External links
- Clay Matthews Profile at USC Legends
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