Bruce Matthews (American football)
American football player and coach (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bruce Rankin Matthews (born August 8, 1961) is an American former professional football player who played as a guard, center, offensive tackle, and long snapper in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons, from 1983 to 2001. He spent his entire career playing for the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans franchise. Highly versatile, Matthews played every position on the offensive line throughout his NFL career, starting in 99 games as a left guard, 87 as a center, 67 as a right guard, 22 as a right tackle, 17 as a left tackle, and was the long snapper on field goals, PATs, and punts. Having never missed a game due to injury, Matthews' 293 NFL games started is the third most of all time, behind quarterbacks Brett Favre and Tom Brady.
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Position: | Guard, Center, Offensive tackle, Long snapper | ||||||||
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Born: | (1961-08-08) August 8, 1961 (age 62) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Arcadia (Arcadia, California) | ||||||||
College: | USC (1979–1982) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | ||||||||
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Matthews played college football for the University of Southern California, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American for the USC Trojans football team as a senior. Matthews was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft by the Oilers and was a 14-time Pro Bowl selection, tied for the second-most in NFL history, and a nine-time first-team All-Pro. Matthews was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007, and his number 74 jersey is retired by the Titans.
After retiring as a player, Matthews served as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans and Titans. A member of the Matthews family of football players, he is the brother of linebacker Clay Matthews Jr.; father of center Kevin Matthews and tackle Jake Matthews; and uncle of linebacker Clay Matthews III and linebacker Casey Matthews.