Bo Matthews
American football player (born 1951)
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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). 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.[1] He played high school football at S. R. Butler High School in Huntsville, Alabama.[2]
PositionRunning back
BornNovember 15, 1951
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
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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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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 | |
| 101 | 39 | 424 | 1,566 | 3.7 | 42 | 11 | 75 | 488 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 | ||
