Ollie Matson

Ollie Matson

Matson in 1959
No. 33, 30
Position:	Halfback Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	(1930-05-01)May 1, 1930 Trinity, Texas, U.S.
Died:	February 19, 2011(2011-02-19) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	George Washington (San Francisco, California)
College:	San Francisco (1949–1951)
NFL draft:	1952 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Chicago Cardinals (1952–1958) Los Angeles Rams (1959–1962) Detroit Lions (1963) Philadelphia Eagles (1964–1966)
Career highlights and awards
7× First-team All-Pro (1952, 1954–1959) 6× Pro Bowl (1952, 1954–1958) NFL punt return yards leader (1955) NFL 1950s All-Decade Team Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor First-team All-American (1951) Pop Warner Trophy (1951) 3× First-team All-PCC (1949, 1950, 1951)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 5,173 Rushing average: 4.4 Rushing touchdowns: 40 Receptions: 222 Receiving yards: 3,285 Receiving touchdowns: 23 Return yards: 4,341 Return touchdowns: 9
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
	1952 Helsinki	4 × 400 metres relay
	1952 Helsinki	400 metres

Ollie Genoa Matson II (May 1, 1930 – February 19, 2011) was an American Olympic medal winning sprinter and professional football player. He played as a halfback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1966 for the Chicago Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the San Francisco Dons and was selected by the Cardinals in the first round (third overall) of the 1952 NFL draft.

Matson was named an NFL first team All-Pro seven times and selected to the Pro Bowl six times during the course of his professional career. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972, and later included in the NFL’s 1950s all-decade team during the league’s 100th anniversary celebration.