William Pierce "Bo" Matthews (born November 15, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 1974 NFL draft with the second overall pick.[1] He played high school football at S. R. Butler High School in Huntsville, Alabama.[2]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1974 | SDG | 14 | 8 | 95 | 328 | 3.5 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1975 | SDG | 13 | 12 | 71 | 254 | 3.6 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 22 | 0 |
| 1976 | SDG | 12 | 2 | 46 | 199 | 4.3 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | SDG | 12 | 0 | 43 | 193 | 4.5 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | SDG | 11 | 9 | 71 | 286 | 4.0 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | SDG | 16 | 0 | 30 | 112 | 3.7 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYG | 15 | 7 | 64 | 180 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYG | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 101 | 39 | 424 | 1,566 | 3.7 | 42 | 11 | 75 | 488 | 6.5 | 23 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Paige, Woody (December 29, 2007). "A Look Back At CU's Liberty Bowl Battle". Denver Post. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ "Butler Rebels". Alabama High School Football Historical Society. Retrieved August 15, 2013.