Running back, San Francisco, 1949–51
Ollie Matson
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Ollie Matson played running back at San Francisco (1949–51). He finished ninth in the 1951 Heisman vote. The Chicago Cardinals took Matson in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1952 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1976College Football Hall of Fame
- 1949, 1951First-team All-Pacific Coast
- 1951National leader in points (126)
- 1951National leader in rushing yards (1,566)
- 1951Ninth in the Heisman vote
Regional honors: Pop Warner Trophy 1951
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
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 (1952, 1954–58) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (1952, 1954–55, 1957)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1952, 1954–55, 1957; Sporting News first team 1954–55; NEA first team 1954–55; New York Daily News first team 1954–55; United Press first team 1954–55.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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