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Bill Matthews

Matthews, William Marvin
Height: 6-2 Weight: 235
Born: March 12, 1956 Santa Monica, CA
High School: Wessington (SD)
YearCollegeStatus
1974South Dakota StateLettered
1975South Dakota StateLettered
1976South Dakota StateLettered
1977South Dakota StateLettered
Draft: 5th round (129th overall) 1978 New England Patriots
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Roster KeyStat Key
YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1979 New England Patriots (NFL)1979 NE NFL53LLB161
1980 New England Patriots (NFL)1980 NE NFL53ILB160
1981 New England Patriots (NFL)1981 NE NFL53RILB-OLB169
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL51RILB-LILB128
3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL4810
TransactionDateTeam
Draft5/2/19781978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL
Signed1978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL
Injured Reserve8/28/19781978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL
Traded8/2/19821982 New York Giants (NFL)1982 NYG NFL
Injured Reserve9/7/19821982 New York Giants (NFL)1982 NYG NFL
Injured Reserve8/23/19831983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL
Released9/23/19831983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL
Signed2/14/19841984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL
Released2/18/19851985 Denver Gold (USFL)1985 DEN USFL
INTERCEPTIONSNOYDSAVGLGTD
1980 New England Patriots (NFL)1980 NE NFL155.050
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL155.050
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
1981 New England Patriots (NFL)1981 NE NFL1055.050000
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL199.09000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL1055.050000
SACKSNOYDS
1984 Denver Gold (USFL)1984 DEN USFL1.06.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1981 New England Patriots (NFL)1981 NE NFL0001100
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL0001100
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