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CLAY MATTHEWS

CLEVELAND BROWNS LINE BACKER 1978-1993

4-time Pro Bowl Player:  1985, 1987, 1988, 1988

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Clay Matthews

Played Line Backer for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons. Clay played 19 seasons and 278 games in the NFL (third most in NFL history). His 16 seasons in Cleveland are second on the club's longevity list, trailing Lou Groza's 17 years with the Browns. Matthews holds the team record for quarterback sacks with 76.5. The former first-round draft choice (1978) was voted to four Pro Bowls (1986, '88, '89 and '90). Matthews was drafted by the Browns out of USC with the 12th pick in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft. Clay was a four time Pro Bowler for Cleveland.

Drafted 1A in the 1978 draft as the first linebacker drafted, Matthews beat out Gerald Irons for the starting job in 1979 and went on to become only one of five Browns players to play in three different decades. Clay Matthews played in more games (232) than any other player in team history, however, he is best remembered as one of the league's finest linebackers throughout his career. Playing from the right outside linebacker position, Matthews was a mainstay of Browns defenses for 15 years.

Personal

Clay Matthews' father (Clay Matthews, Sr.) and brother (Bruce Matthews, who also played at USC) were also NFL players. Two of his sons joined the football team at USC: Kyle was a walk-on safety (2000-03) and Clay III currently plays linebacker at USC (2005- ).

Life after pro football

Matthews resides in Agoura Hills, California. He serves as defensive coordinator at Oaks Christian High School, a coed private school in Westlake Village, California that his son Casey Matthews attends. He was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, along with his brother Bruce.

Trivia

Clay and his brother Bruce competed with members of their family on the popular TV game show Family Feud, with Richard Dawson. The Matthews Family won the game, and Clay was one of the two family members to play the final round. One of five questions he was asked in the final round was "What is the ideal age for a U.S. President?". He answered "32". Of course, the constitutional requisite age to become President is 35. Clay ended up scoring 41 points total, and the Matthews family did not win the $10,000 grand prize.

Clay appeared to be very frugal because he drove an old Buick to practice and games. He owned a car dealership in Euclid, Ohio.

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