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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 14, 1939 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | November 2, 2021 (aged 82) Ruxton, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Shaw (East Cleveland, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 1 / pick: 7 | ||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 5 / pick: 34 | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Roland Matte (Pronounced: MAT-tee) (June 14, 1939 – November 2, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1960s and 1970s and earned a Super Bowl ring.[1] He attended Shaw High School in East Cleveland and was an Eagle Scout.[2] Matte was an All-American quarterback playing college football at Ohio State University.
- ^ "Tom Matte Is Healthy For Bid To Super Bowl ". The Morning Record. December 24, 1971. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ "Tom Matte Trucks the BFT". FM NEWS 101 KXL. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013.