Clay Matthews, Sr.

(1928-2017)

American football player

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William Clay Matthews Sr. (August 1, 1928 – March 23, 2017) was an American football tackle and patriarch of the Matthews family of football players. Matthews played for four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL, the first in 1950. When the Korean War broke out, Matthews enlisted as a paratrooper for the Army's 82nd Airborne Division. In 1953, he returned to the 49ers for three seasons. He played college football at Georgia Tech. He was drafted in the 25th round of the 1949 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams before being traded to the 49ers.

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Born	William Clay Matthews 1 August 1928 Charleston, South Carolina
Died	23 March 2017 (aged 88) Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States
Zodiac	Leo
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Clay Matthews · Son · 1956- · American football player and coach edit info

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Bruce Matthews · Son · 1961- · American football player and coach edit info

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Clay Matthews · Grandson · 1986- · American football player edit info

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Kevin Matthews · Grandson · 1987- · Player of American football edit info

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Casey Matthews · Grandson · 1989- · American football player edit info

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Jake Matthews · Grandson · 1992- · American football player edit info

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Mike Matthews · Grandson · 1994- · American football (american) edit info

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