(1939-06-14)June 14, 1939 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:
November 2, 2021(2021-11-02) (aged 82) Ruxton, Maryland, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:
214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:
Shaw (East Cleveland, Ohio)
College:
Ohio State
NFL draft:
1961 / Round: 1 / Pick 7
Career history
Baltimore Colts (1961–1972)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (V)
NFL champion (1968)
2× Pro Bowl (1968, 1969)
NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1969)
Third-team All-American (1960)
First-team All-Big Ten (1960)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
4,646
Rushing average:
3.9
Rushing touchdowns:
45
Receptions:
249
Receiving yards:
2,869
Receiving touchdowns:
12
Player stats at PFR
Thomas Roland Matte (Pronounced: MAT-tee) (June 14, 1939 – November 2, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1960s and 1970s and earned a Super Bowl ring.[1] He attended Shaw High School in East Cleveland and was an Eagle Scout.[2] Matte was an All-American quarterback playing college football at Ohio State University.
^"Tom Matte Is Healthy For Bid To Super Bowl ". The Morning Record. December 24, 1971. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
^"Tom Matte Trucks the BFT". FM NEWS 101 KXL. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013.
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recorded 45 receptions for 644 yards and 5 touchdowns. Pro Bowl running back TomMatte was the team's top rusher with 662 yards and 9 touchdowns. He also caught...
28, 3–0 BAL BAL – TomMatte 1 run (Michaels kick), 10–0 BAL BAL – Matte 12 run (Michaels kick), 17–0 BAL Third quarter BAL – Matte 2 run (Michaels kick)...
play significant snaps at the position in an NFL game since running back TomMatte with the Baltimore Colts in 1965. Hinton played quarterback at Southern...
play significant snaps at the position in an NFL game since running back TomMatte with the Baltimore Colts in 1965. These quarterbacks have the most starts...
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suffered a season-ending injury the following week, and running back TomMatte filled in as the emergency quarterback for the regular season finale and...
Matt Snell recorded 121 rushing yards while Baltimore Colts halfback TomMatte ran for 116. In lieu of saying the traditional "I'm going to Disney World"...
series. Gaspeny, Al; Bloch, Emily; Woods, Mark; Soergel, Matt; Szaroleta, Tom (September 13, 2019). "Tebow versus Minshew: A battle of the 15's". The Florida...
the New England Patriots, which was the first meeting between Manning and Tom Brady. The Colts continued their slide, losing their following two games...
Marino: studio analyst (2002–2013) Tommy Mason (1973) Trevor Matich (2001) TomMatte (1976–1978) Bill Mazer (1970–1971) (1978) Mark May: analyst (1998–2000)...
February 4, 2018. Jones, Lindsay H. (February 4, 2018). "Eagles dethrone Tom Brady, Patriots for first Super Bowl title in stunner". USA Today. Archived...
were ruled ineligible by the league owners, so fifth-year running back TomMatte, a quarterback in college at Ohio State, was thrust into service behind...
campaign. Long-time WMAR-TV sports director and anchor Scott Garceau and TomMatte had previously formed the nucleus of the broadcast team for the franchise's...
games at home, beating the injury-riddled Colts (with third-string QB TomMatte) in overtime by a controversial field goal, and taking the title 23–12...
approached. Baltimore got out to a 10–0 lead at halftime while using halfback TomMatte at quarterback, but the Packers, coached by Vince Lombardi, made a comeback...
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Helps Colts Clinch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2013. Friend, Tom (January 1, 1996). "A Little-Known Big Man Propels the Colts". The New York...
lead to 35–9 (Allen's run broke the previous record of 58 yards set by TomMatte in Super Bowl III). This play would later be immortalized by one of the...
scored, Elbert Kimbrough of Northwestern with 378 receiving yards, and TomMatte of Ohio State with 1,419 yards of total offense. Key AP final = Team's...
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