OLLIE MATSONMatson, Ollie Genoa, IIHeight: 6-2 Weight: 210 Born: May 1, 1930 Died: February 19, 2011 Los Angeles, CA High School: George Washington (San Francisco, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | San Francisco CC | |
| 1949 | San Francisco | Roster |
| 1950 | San Francisco | Roster |
| 1951 | San Francisco |
| Draft: 1st round (3rd overall) 1952 Chicago Cardinals |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 33 | FB-RDH | 12 | 10 |
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 33 | LOH-FB | 10 | 8 |
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 33 | LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 33 | LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 33 | LOH | 12 | 11 |
| 1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL | 33 | LOH-FB | 12 | 12 |
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 33 | FB | 12 | 9 |
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL | 33 | FB-RS | 12 | 7 |
| 1961 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1961 LARM NFL | 33 | FL | 14 | 14 |
| 1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL | 33 | FL-FB | 13 | 5 |
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 30 | FB-HB-DB | 8 | 0 |
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 33 | HB-FB | 12 | 6 |
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 33 | HB | 14 | 1 |
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 33 | HB | 14 | 1 |
| 14 Years (NFL)14 Years NFL | 169 | 108 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/17/1952 | 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 8/7/1952 | 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL |
| Reserve/Military Service | 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | |
| Activated | 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | |
| Traded | 3/3/1959 | 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL |
| Traded | 8/20/1963 | 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL |
| Traded | 4/10/1964 | 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL |
| Retired | 8/13/1967 | 1967 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1967 PHI NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 | ||
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1961 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1961 LARM NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 73 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 438 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 96 | 344 | 3.6 | 25 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 101 | 506 | 5.0 | 79t | 4 | ||||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 109 | 475 | 4.4 | 54 | 1 | ||||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 192 | 924 | 4.8 | 79t | 5 | ||||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 134 | 577 | 4.3 | 56t | 6 | ||||
| 1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL | 129 | 505 | 3.9 | 55t | 5 | ||||
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 161 | 863 | 5.4 | 50 | 6 | ||||
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL | 61 | 170 | 2.8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1961 LARM NFL | 24 | 181 | 7.5 | 69t | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 96 | 404 | 4.2 | 63 | 4 | ||||
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 22 | 103 | 4.7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 29 | 101 | 3.5 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1170 | 5173 | 4.4 | 79t | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 118.8 | ||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 59 | 11.8 | 29.5 | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 84.6 | ||
| 1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | |
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 9 | 119 | 7.9 | 23.8 | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 11 | 187 | 17.0 | 47t | 3 | ||||||
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 34 | 611 | 18.0 | 70 | 3 | ||||||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 17 | 237 | 13.9 | 70t | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 15 | 199 | 13.3 | 45t | 2 | ||||||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 20 | 451 | 22.6 | 75t | 3 | ||||||
| 1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL | 33 | 465 | 14.1 | 59 | 3 | ||||||
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 18 | 130 | 7.2 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1961 LARM NFL | 29 | 537 | 18.5 | 96t | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1962 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1962 LARM NFL | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 20t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 17 | 242 | 14.2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1965 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1965 PHI NFL | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 222 | 3285 | 14.8 | 96t | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 30 | 0 |
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 59t | 1 | ||||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 13 | 245 | 18.8 | 78t | 2 | ||||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 65 | 0 | 595 | 9.2 | 78t | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 20 | 624 | 31.2 | 100t | 2 | ||||
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 17 | 449 | 26.4 | 91t | 1 | ||||
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 15 | 368 | 24.5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 13 | 362 | 27.8 | 105t | 1 | ||||
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL | 14 | 497 | 35.5 | 101t | 2 | ||||
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 16 | 367 | 22.9 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL | 9 | 216 | 24.0 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 Detroit Lions (NFL)1963 DET NFL | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 26 | 544 | 20.9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 143 | 3746 | 26.2 | 105t | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1952 CHIC NFL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 1 | |
| 1954 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1954 CHIC NFL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1955 CHIC NFL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1957 CHIC NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1958 CHIC NFL | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1960 LARM NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1964 PHI NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1966 PHI NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 66 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 1 |
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