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Ollie Matson

Matson, Ollie Genoa, II
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210
Born: May 1, 1930
Died: February 19, 2011 Los Angeles, CA
High School: George Washington (San Francisco, CA)

Year	College	Status
1948	San Francisco CC
1949	San Francisco	Roster
1950	San Francisco	Roster
1951	San Francisco

Draft: 1st round (3rd overall) 1952 Chicago Cardinals

Military Service: United States Army

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Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	33	FB-RDH	12	10
1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL	33	LOH-FB	10	8
1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL	33	LOH	12	12
1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL	33	LOH	12	12
1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL	33	LOH	12	11
1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL	33	LOH-FB	12	12
1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL	33	FB	12	9
1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL	33	FB-RS	12	7
1961 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1961 LARM NFL	33	FL	14	14
1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL	33	FL-FB	13	5
1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL	30	FB-HB-DB	8	0
1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL	33	HB-FB	12	6
1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL	33	HB	14	1
1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL	33	HB	14	1
14 Years (NFL)14 Years NFL			169	108

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/17/1952	1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL
Signed	8/7/1952	1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL
Reserve/Military Service		1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL
Activated		1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL
Traded	3/3/1959	1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL
Traded	8/20/1963	1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL
Traded	4/10/1964	1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL
Retired	8/13/1967	1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL

AWARDS
1952 Associated Press All-NFL
1954 Associated Press All-NFL
1954 The Sporting News All-NFL
1954 United Press All-NFL
1954 United Press All-NFL
1954 New York Daily News All-NFL
1955 Associated Press All-NFL
1955 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1955 United Press All-NFL
1955 United Press All-NFL
1955 New York Daily News All-NFL
1956 Associated Press All-NFL
1956 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1956 United Press All-NFL
1956 United Press All-NFL
1956 New York Daily News All-NFL
1957 Associated Press All-NFL
1957 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1957 United Press All-NFL
1957 United Press All-NFL
1957 New York Daily News All-NFL
1972 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

SCORING	TD	X2	X2A	DX	S	PTS
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	9	-	-	-	-	54
1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL	9	-	-	-	-	54
1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL	5	-	-	-	-	30
1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL	8	-	-	-	-	48
1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL	9	-	-	-	-	54
1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL	10	-	-	-	-	60
1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL	6	-	-	-	-	36
1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL	1	-	-	-	-	6
1961 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1961 LARM NFL	5	-	-	-	-	30
1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL	1	-	-	-	-	6
1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL	5	-	-	-	-	30
1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL	3	-	-	-	-	18
1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL	2	-	-	-	-	12
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	73	-	-	-	-	438

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	96	344	3.6	25	3		0
1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL	101	506	5.0	79t	4
1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL	109	475	4.4	54	1
1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL	192	924	4.8	79t	5
1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL	134	577	4.3	56t	6
1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL	129	505	3.9	55t	5
1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL	161	863	5.4	50	6
1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL	61	170	2.8	27	1		0
1961 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1961 LARM NFL	24	181	7.5	69t	2			0
1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL	3	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0
1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL	13	20	1.5	9	0	0	0	0
1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL	96	404	4.2	63	4
1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL	22	103	4.7	22	2		0	0
1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL	29	101	3.5	28	1		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1170	5173	4.4	79t	40	0	0	0

PASSING	ATT	COM	COM%	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	INT	INT%	SK	YL	FD	20+	40+	RTG
1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL	2	0	0.0	2	0	0.0			0	0.0		6	0	0	0	39.6
1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL	1	1	100.0	0	43	43.0	43.0	43	0	0.0		0		1	1	118.8
1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL	3	0	0.0	3	0	0.0			0	0.0		6	0	0	0	39.6
1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL	5	2	40.0	3	59	11.8	29.5	82	0	0.0		5		1	1	84.6
1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL	2	1	50.0	1	4	2.0	4.0	4	0	0.0	0	0		0	0	56.3
1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0			1	100.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL	1	1	100.0	0	13	13.0	13.0	13	0	0.0	0	0		0	0	118.8
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	15	5	33.3	9	119	7.9	23.8	82	1	6.7	0	17	0	2	2	35.1

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	11	187	17.0	47t	3
1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL	34	611	18.0	70	3
1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL	17	237	13.9	70t	2	2	2
1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL	15	199	13.3	45t	2
1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL	20	451	22.6	75t	3
1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL	33	465	14.1	59	3
1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL	18	130	7.2	49	0	1	1
1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL	15	98	6.5	24	0		0
1961 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1961 LARM NFL	29	537	18.5	96t	3			0
1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL	3	49	16.3	20t	1	1	0	0
1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL	2	20	10.0	17	0	0	0	0
1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL	17	242	14.2	32	1		0
1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL	2	29	14.5	20	1	1	0	0
1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL	6	30	5.0	11	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	222	3285	14.8	96t	23	5	3	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	2	51	25.5	30
1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL	1	0	0.0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	51	17.0	30

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	9		86	9.6	23	0		0
1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL	11		100	9.1	59t	1
1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL	13		245	18.8	78t	2
1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL	5		39	7.8	16	0	0	0
1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL	10		54	5.4	28	0		0
1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL	14		61	4.4	20	0		0
1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL	1		0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL	2	0	10	5.0	9	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	65	0	595	9.2	78t	3	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	20	624	31.2	100t	2
1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL	17	449	26.4	91t	1
1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL	15	368	24.5	37	0		0
1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL	13	362	27.8	105t	1
1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL	7	154	22.0	32	0		0
1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL	14	497	35.5	101t	2
1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL	16	367	22.9	48	0
1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL	9	216	24.0	42	0
1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL	3	61	20.3	30	0		0	0
1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL	3	104	34.7	43	0	3	1
1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL	26	544	20.9	31	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	143	3746	26.2	105t	6	3	1	0

FUMBLES	NO	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL	8	2	2	4	34	1
1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL	7	2	1	3	0	0
1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL	7	3	0	3	0	0
1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL	6	0	0	0	0	0
1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL	6	1	0	1	0	0
1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL	10	3	0	3	0	0
1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL	9	0	0	0	0	0
1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL	3	0	0	0	0	0
1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL	7	1	0	1	0	0
1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL	3	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	66	12	3	15	34	1

Last Updated: October 11, 2025