RAY MATHEWSMathews, Raymond DyralHeight: 6-0 Weight: 185 Born: February 26, 1929 Dayton, PA Died: December 20, 2015 Marion, PA High School: McKeesport (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1948 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1949 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 1950 | Clemson | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (81st overall) 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 44 | WB | 12 | 3 |
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 25 | LOH-K | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 25 | LOH-S | 12 | 11 |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 25 | LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 25 | LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1956 PIT NFL | 25 | ROE-LOE | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1957 PIT NFL | 25 | ROE-LOE | 11 | 9 |
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 25 | LOH-LOE | 12 | 12 |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 25 | LOH-ROH | 12 | 6 |
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 25 | FL | 8 | 2 |
| 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL | 22 | HB | 3 | |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 115 | 91 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 3 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/19/1951 | 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | |
| Expansion Draft | 3/13/1960 | 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1960 | 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 7/16/1960 | 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL | |
| Free Agent | 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 43 | |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 44 | ||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1956 PIT NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1957 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 43 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 261 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 21 | 37 | 1.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 66 | 315 | 4.8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 65 | 260 | 4.0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 80 | 242 | 3.0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 57 | 187 | 3.3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1956 PIT NFL | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1957 PIT NFL | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 300 | 1057 | 3.5 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 16 | 208 | 6.7 | 13.9 | 39 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 0 | 91.9 | |||
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 9 | 104 | 8.0 | 34.7 | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28.4 | |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 51 | 19 | 37.3 | 30 | 350 | 6.9 | 18.4 | 69 | 2 | 3.9 | 2 | 3.9 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 58.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 33 | 543 | 16.5 | 50 | 5 | ||||||
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 27 | 346 | 12.8 | 77t | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 44 | 652 | 14.8 | 78t | 6 | ||||||
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 42 | 762 | 18.1 | 61t | 6 | ||||||
| 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1956 PIT NFL | 31 | 540 | 17.4 | 64t | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1957 PIT NFL | 15 | 369 | 24.6 | 64 | 4 | ||||||
| 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1958 PIT NFL | 25 | 525 | 21.0 | 65 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 13 | 182 | 14.0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1960 DAL NFL | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1961 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1961 CAL CFL | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 40 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 233 | 3963 | 17.0 | 78t | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 40 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 15 | 231 | 15.4 | 68t | 1 | ||||
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 26 | 397 | 15.3 | 70t | 2 | ||||
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 54 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 61 | 779 | 12.8 | 70t | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 13 | 327 | 25.2 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 14 | 367 | 26.2 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 10 | 261 | 26.1 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1956 PIT NFL | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 42 | 1069 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1957 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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