Bo Matthews
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | November 15, 1951 Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | S.R. Butler (Huntsville) | ||||||||
| College | Colorado | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1974: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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William Pierce "Bo" Matthews (born November 15, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 1974 NFL draft with the second overall pick.[2] He played high school football at S. R. Butler High School in Huntsville, Alabama.[3]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1974 | SDG | 14 | 8 | 95 | 328 | 3.5 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1975 | SDG | 13 | 12 | 71 | 254 | 3.6 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 22 | 0 |
| 1976 | SDG | 12 | 2 | 46 | 199 | 4.3 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | SDG | 12 | 0 | 43 | 193 | 4.5 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | SDG | 11 | 9 | 71 | 286 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | SDG | 16 | 0 | 30 | 112 | 3.7 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYG | 15 | 7 | 64 | 180 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYG | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 101 | 39 | 424 | 1,566 | 3.7 | 42 | 11 | 75 | 488 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bo Matthews Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
- ↑ Paige, Woody (December 29, 2007). "A Look Back At CU's Liberty Bowl Battle". Denver Post. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ↑ "Butler Rebels". Alabama High School Football Historical Society. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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