Reggie Mathis
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
| No. 56, 43, 50[1] | |
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 18, 1956 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Notre Dame (Chattanooga) |
| College: | Navarro (1974) Oklahoma (1975–1978) |
| NFL draft: | 1979: 2nd round, 38th pick |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Reginald Levi Mathis (born March 18, 1956) is an American former professional football linebacker who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Saints in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft. He played college football at Navarro College and the University of Oklahoma. Mathis was also a member of the New Jersey Generals and San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League (AFL).
Reginald Levi Mathis was born on March 18, 1956, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] He attended Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1]
Mathis was recruited by Bobby Proctor to play college football for the Oklahoma Sooners of the University of Oklahoma. However, he did not qualify academically and had to play his first season at Navarro College in 1974.[2] He then transferred to Oklahoma. He redshirted the 1975 season and was a three-year letterman from 1976 to 1978.[2][1] Mathis spent time at both split end and tight end at Oklahoma before converting to defensive end in 1977.[2] In 1976, he caught three passes for 41 yards and returned one kick for four yards.[3] He returned one interception for 17 yards his senior year in 1978 and earned Associated Press first-team All-Big Eight Conference honors.[3][4]