Matt Blair

Matt Blair

Blair in 2014
No. 59
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1950-09-20)September 20, 1950 Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.
Died:	October 22, 2020(2020-10-22) (aged 70)
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:	Colonel White (Dayton, Ohio)
College:	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1969–1970) Iowa State (1971–1973)
NFL draft:	1974 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1974–1985)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (1980) 6× Pro Bowl (1977–1982) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1974) Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor 50 Greatest Vikings Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team Minnesota Vikings 25th Anniversary Team First-team All-American (1973) Second-team All-American (1972) 2× Second-team All-Big Eight (1971, 1973) NJCAA national champion (1969)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks: 23 Interceptions: 16 Interception yards: 119 Fumble recoveries: 20 Total touchdowns: 2
Player stats at PFR

Matthew Albert Blair (September 20, 1950 – October 22, 2020) was an American football linebacker who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for all 12 seasons of his career from 1974 to 1985. He played college football for the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen and the Iowa State Cyclones.