Marv Matuszak

Marvin H. Matuszak (September 12, 1931[1] – February 28, 2004) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League and in the American Football League. He went to two NFL Pro Bowls and was once an AFL All-Star during his 12-year pro football career. After retiring, he was an assistant coach in the pros for 16 seasons for five different teams. The South Bend native was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

Marv Matuszak
No. 55, 64, 66
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1931-09-12)September 12, 1931
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died:February 28, 2004(2004-02-28) (aged 72)
Career information
High school:Washington
(South Bend, Indiana)
College:Tulsa
NFL Draft:1953 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Pro Bowler (1953, 1957)
  • AFL All Star (1962)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:14
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

He is often erroneously called the father of former NFL defensive lineman John Matuszak. John's father's middle initial is "F" and he was still living when a photo of the family gravestone was taken in 2007.[2] Hence, this Marvin H. Matuszak who died in 2004 is not John's father.

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