Tom Matte
Player of American football · United States · On the map · Athletes · Lived 1939 to 2021 · aged 82
Thomas Roland Matte, nicknamed "Garbage Can", was an American professional football running back who spent his entire 12-season career with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL).
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He played college football as a quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was selected by the Colts in the 1961 NFL draft and by the New York Titans in the 1961 AFL draft.
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Lived 1939 to 2021 · aged 82