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Clay Matthews Sr.

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The Resume

    (August 1, 1928-March 23, 2017)
    Born in Charleston, South Carolina
    Birth name is William Clay Matthews
    Attended Georgia Tech
    Drafted 247th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1949 NFL Draft
    Tackle for the San Francisco 49ers (1950, 1953-55)
    Father of Clay Matthews Jr. and Bruce Matthews
    Grandfather of Clay Matthews III and Casey Matthews

Why he might be annoying:

    His name gets confused with his son and his grandson.
    He was drafted by the Rams but never played for them.
    He started his NFL career on a 49ers team that lost 9 games.
    He never played in an NFL Championship game.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first member of the Matthews family to play in the NFL.
    He was an Army paratrooper in the Korean War.
    His family has been called the 'NFL's First Family' as seven members of it played in the league.
    He worked for Bell & Howell as its president.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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