Ray Mathews

Full Name: Raymond Dyral Mathews	Primary Position: E/HB/OE/OHB/WB
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185	College: Clemson University
Birthdate: February 26, 1929	High School: McKeesport (PA)
Birthplace: Dayton, Pennsylvania
Pro Experience: 10 years

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Ray Mathews (Raymond Dyral Mathews) was born on February 26, 1929 in Dayton, Pennsylvania. After going to high school at McKeesport (PA), Mathews attended Clemson University. Mathews made his professional debut in the NFL in 1951 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys over the course of his 10 year career.

Most people believe that 1952 was Ray Mathews's best year, as he had 543 receiving yards, caught 5 TD passes and ran back 2 punts for touchdowns.

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[edit] Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1951	PIT	NFL	12	21	37	1.8	0	15
1952	PIT	NFL	12	66	315	4.8	0	36
1953	PIT	NFL	12	65	260	4	2	31
1954	PIT	NFL	12	80	242	3	2	24
1955	PIT	NFL	12	57	187	3.3	1	23
1956	PIT	NFL	12	3	-11	-3.7	0	2
1957	PIT	NFL	12	3	-1	-0.3	0	6
1958	PIT	NFL	12	4	24	6	0	14
1959	PIT	NFL	12	1	4	4	0	4
1960	DAL	NFL	6	0	0	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			114	300	1057	3.5	5	0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1951	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1952	PIT	NFL	12	33	543	16.5	5	50
1953	PIT	NFL	12	27	346	12.8	4	77t
1954	PIT	NFL	12	44	652	14.8	6	78t
1955	PIT	NFL	12	42	762	18.1	6	61t
1956	PIT	NFL	12	31	540	17.4	5	64t
1957	PIT	NFL	12	15	369	24.6	4	64
1958	PIT	NFL	12	25	525	21	4	65
1959	PIT	NFL	12	13	182	14	0	56
1960	DAL	NFL	6	3	44	14.7	0	20
10 year NFL career			114	233	3963	17	34	0

[edit] Passing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	CMP	PCT	YDS	YPA	TD	INT	SKY	RAT
1951	PIT	NFL	12	31	15	48.4	208	6.71	2	0	0	91.9
1952	PIT	NFL	12	13	3	23.1	104	8	0	1	0	28.4
1953	PIT	NFL	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
1954	PIT	NFL	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	0
1955	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1957	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1959	PIT	NFL	12	1	1	100	38	38	0	0	0	118.8
1960	DAL	NFL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			114	51	19	37.3	350	6.86	2	2	18	58.5

[edit] Punt Return Stats

year	team	league	games	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1951	PIT	NFL	12	15	231	15.4	68t	1
1952	PIT	NFL	12	26	397	15.3	70t	2
1953	PIT	NFL	12	16	128	8	54	0
1954	PIT	NFL	12	2	6	3	6	0
1955	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1956	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1957	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1958	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1959	PIT	NFL	12	2	17	8.5	15	0
1960	DAL	NFL	6	0	0	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			114	61	779	12.8	0	3

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year	team	league	games	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG
1951	PIT	NFL	12	13	327	25.2	40
1952	PIT	NFL	12	14	367	26.2	45
1953	PIT	NFL	12	10	261	26.1	44
1954	PIT	NFL	12	4	88	22	31
1955	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0
1956	PIT	NFL	12	1	26	26	26
1957	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0
1958	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0
1959	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0
1960	DAL	NFL	6	0	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			114	42	1069	25.5	0

[edit] Interception Stats

year	team	league	games	INT	YDS	LNG
1951	PIT	NFL	12	1	0	0
1952	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0
1953	PIT	NFL	12	1	17	17
1954	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0
1955	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0
1956	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0
1957	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0
1958	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0
1959	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0
1960	DAL	NFL	6	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			114	2	17	0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR	OPR	YDS	TD
1951	PIT	NFL	12	3	2	0	0	0
1952	PIT	NFL	12	6	3	0	0	0
1953	PIT	NFL	12	5	2	1	1	1
1954	PIT	NFL	12	5	0	0	0	0
1955	PIT	NFL	12	1	0	0	0	0
1956	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1957	PIT	NFL	12	3	0	0	0	0
1958	PIT	NFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1959	PIT	NFL	12	0	1	0	0	0
1960	DAL	NFL	6	0	0	0	0	0
10 year NFL career			114	23	8	1	1	1

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