- Bob Matheson
NFL player
DateOfBirth=November 25 ,1944
Birthplace=Boone, North Carolina
DateOfDeath=September 5 ,1994 (age 49)
Position=Linebacker
College=Duke
DraftedYear=1967
DraftedRound=1 / Pick 18
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years=1967-1970
1971-1979
teams=Cleveland Browns Miami Dolphins Robert Matheson (
November 25 ,1944 inBoone, North Carolina –September 5 ,1994 ) was alinebacker who played thirteen seasons in theNational Football League . He played in twoSuper Bowls for theMiami Dolphins .A standout linebacker at Duke, he was drafted in 1967 by the Cleveland Browns in the first round fo the NFL Draft, which was the final year in which the NFL and the AFL held separate drafts. He was then acquired by the Dolphins prior to the 1971 season, after Miami defensive coordinator
Bill Arnsparger requested head coachDon Shula to do so.He was a member of the 1972 undefeated team for the Dolphins.
After leaving the Dolphins in 1979, Matheson returned to Duke as an assistant coach.
Matheson died on September 5, 1994 at Duke University Hospital from complications due to
Hodgkin's disease . [cite web | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E5DE1138F934A3575AC0A962958260 | title= New York Times obituary | accessdate=2007-11-09]References
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