BOB MATHESONMatheson, Robert EdwardHeight: 6-4 Weight: 241 Born: November 25, 1944 Boone, NC Died: September 5, 1994 Durham, NC High School: Appalachian (Boone, NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Duke | |
| 1964 | Duke | Lettered |
| 1965 | Duke | Lettered |
| 1966 | Duke | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (18th overall) 1967 Cleveland Browns |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1967 CLE NFL | 56 | LLB-MLB | 14 | 1 |
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 56 | MLB | 14 | 13 |
| 1969 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1969 CLE NFL | 56 | MLB | 14 | 5 |
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 56 | MLB-RDE | 13 | 4 |
| 1971 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1971 MIA NFL | 53 | RLB | 14 | 1 |
| 1972 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1972 MIA NFL | 53 | RLB | 14 | 1 |
| 1973 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1973 MIA NFL | 53 | RLB-MLB | 14 | 2 |
| 1974 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1974 MIA NFL | 53 | LLB-RLB | 14 | 8 |
| 1975 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1975 MIA NFL | 53 | RLB | 14 | 13 |
| 1976 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1976 MIA NFL | 53 | RLB-ROLB | 13 | 11 |
| 1977 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1977 MIA NFL | 53 | RILB | 14 | 9 |
| 1978 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1978 MIA NFL | 53 | RILB | 12 | 3 |
| 1979 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1979 MIA NFL | 53 | LOLB | 16 | 3 |
| 13 Years (NFL)13 Years NFL | 180 | 74 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 3/14/1967 | 1967 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1967 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1967 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1967 CLE NFL | |
| Traded | 9/1/1971 | 1971 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1971 MIA NFL |
| Released | 1980 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1980 MIA NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1967 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1974 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1974 MIA NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1975 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1975 MIA NFL | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1976 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1976 MIA NFL | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1977 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1977 MIA NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1979 MIA NFL | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 166 | 13.8 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1969 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1971 MIA NFL | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1972 MIA NFL | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1974 MIA NFL | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1972 MIA NFL | 2.5 | |
| 1973 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1973 MIA NFL | 3.0 | |
| 1974 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1974 MIA NFL | 3.0 | |
| 1975 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1975 MIA NFL | 2.0 | |
| 1976 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1976 MIA NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1977 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1977 MIA NFL | 2.0 | |
| 1978 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1978 MIA NFL | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1971 MIA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1974 MIA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1976 MIA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1977 MIA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1978 MIA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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