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Matt Blair
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Linebacker, Iowa State (from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M), 1969–⁠73

Matt Blair

Lettered 1971–⁠73 (school media guide)

Born
Sep 20, 1950, in Hilo, Hawaii
Died
Oct 22, 2020

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Matt Blair played linebacker at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1969–⁠70) and Iowa State (1971–⁠73). The Minnesota Vikings took Blair in round 2, No. 51 overall in the 1974 NFL Draft.

Best season
1973
Second-team All-Big Eight
Drafted
No. 51
Round 2, 1974 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Honors

All-America: AFCA 1973; NEA second team 1972

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 6 (1977–⁠82) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1980

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1980; NEA second team 1980–⁠81.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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