Bob Matheson

This article is about the National Football League player. For other people, see Robert Matheson (disambiguation).

Bob Matheson

No. 56, 53

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth:

November 25, 1944

Place of birth:

Boone, North Carolina, U.S.

Date of death:

September 5, 1994 (aged 49)

Place of death:

Durham, North Carolina, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

235 lb (107 kg)

Career information

High school:

Boone (NC) Appalachian

College:

Duke

NFL Draft:

1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18

Career history

Cleveland Browns (1967–1970)
Miami Dolphins (1971–1979)

Career highlights and awards

2× Super Bowl Champion (VII, VIII)

Career NFL statistics

Interceptions:	12
Interception yards:	152

Player stats at PFR

Robert Matheson (November 25, 1944 – September 5, 1994) was a linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League. He played in two Super Bowls for the Miami Dolphins.

A standout linebacker at Duke, he was drafted in 1967 by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the NFL Draft, was the first year of the common draft between the AFL and NFL. He was then acquired by the Dolphins prior to the 1971 season, after Miami defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger requested head coach Don Shula to do so. Matheson came to Miami one year after the Dolphins acquired Paul Warfield from Cleveland.

He was a member of the 1972 undefeated team for the Dolphins.

Matheson was often used by the Dolphins as a fourth linebacker in passing situations. This defensive alignment was often referred to as the "53" defense, named for Matheson's #53 jersey number. This is also referred to as a "34 defense" based on there being 3 linemen and 4 linebackers.

After leaving the Dolphins in 1979, Matheson returned to Duke as an assistant coach. He also coached two seasons with the Miami Dolphins.

1981–1982 Duke University (LB)
1983–1984 Miami Dolphins (ST)

Matheson died on September 5, 1994 at Duke University Hospital from complications due to Hodgkin's disease.^[1]

References

↑ "New York Times obituary". The New York Times. September 7, 1994. Retrieved 2007-11-09.

1967 NFL draft first-round selections

Bubba Smith Clinton Jones Steve Spurrier Bob Griese George Webster Floyd Little Mel Farr Gene Washington Bob Hyland Loyd Phillips Cas Banaszek Paul Seiler Ray McDonald Ron Billingsley Alan Page Dave Williams Gene Upshaw Bob Matheson Harry Jones Jim Detwiler John Charles John Pitts Tom Regner Gene Trosch Don Horn Leslie Kelley

Cleveland Browns 1967 NFL draft selections

Bob Matheson Larry Conjar Don Cockroft Eppie Barney Carl Ward Joe Taffoni John Demarie Bill House Bill Devrow Cecil Dowdy Jim Copeland Bill Sabatino Charlie Fowler Billy Andrews Floyd Rogers Dennis Williamson Don Williams Ben Davis

Cleveland Browns first-round draft picks

Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VII champions

1 Garo Yepremian 7 Billy Lothridge 11 Jim Del Gaizo 12 Bob Griese 13 Jake Scott (MVP) 15 Earl Morrall 20 Larry Seiple 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris 23 Charles Leigh 25 Tim Foley 26 Lloyd Mumphord 28 Ed Jenkins 32 Hubert Ginn 39 Larry Csonka 40 Dick Anderson 42 Paul Warfield 45 Curtis Johnson 49 Charlie Babb 51 Larry Ball 53 Bob Matheson 54 Howard Kindig 56 Jesse Powell 57 Mike Kolen 59 Doug Swift 60 Al Jenkins 62 Jim Langer 65 Maulty Moore 66 Larry Little 67 Bob Kuechenberg 68 Mike Kadish 72 Bob Heinz 73 Norm Evans 75 Manny Fernandez 77 Doug Crusan 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Wayne Moore 80 Marv Fleming 81 Howard Twilley 82 Otto Stowe 83 Vern Den Herder 84 Bill Stanfill 85 Nick Buoniconti 86 Marlin Briscoe 88 Jim Mandich 89 Karl Noonan

Head coach: Don Shula

Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Monte Clark Tom Keane Mike Scarry Howard Schnellenberger Carl Taseff

Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VIII champions

1 Garo Yepremian 10 Don Strock 12 Bob Griese 13 Jake Scott 15 Earl Morrall 20 Larry Seiple 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris 23 Charles Leigh 25 Tim Foley 26 Lloyd Mumphord 29 Tom Smith 34 Ron Sellers 36 Don Nottingham 39 Larry Csonka (MVP) 40 Dick Anderson 42 Paul Warfield 45 Curtis Johnson 48 Henry Stuckey 49 Charles Babb 51 Larry Ball 53 Bob Matheson 55 Irv Goode 56 Jesse Powell 57 Mike Kolen 58 Bruce Bannon 59 Doug Swift 62 Jim Langer 64 Ed Newman 65 Maulty Moore 66 Larry Little 67 Bob Kuechenberg 70 Larry Woods 72 Bob Heinz 73 Norm Evans 75 Manny Fernandez 76 Willie Young 77 Doug Crusan 79 Wayne Moore 80 Marv Fleming 81 Howard Twilley 82 Bo Rather 83 Vern Den Herder 84 Bill Stanfill 85 Nick Buoniconti 86 Marlin Briscoe 88 Jim Mandich 89 Charlie Wade

Head coach: Don Shula

Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Monte Clark Tom Keane Bill McPeak Mike Scarry Carl Taseff

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/3/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.