Education
A Fort Worth native, Matthews attended Poly High School before Texas Christian University.
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Career
He lettered three times under coach Matty Bell, during which the Horned Frogs posted a cumulative record of 17-5-5. He was named the team"s Most Valuable Player after the 1926 and 1927 seasons, and was selected to play in the Shrine East-West All-Star Game as a senior in 1927, the first year players from the Southwest Conference were included. Matthews was named to the All-Time All-SWC Team in 1969, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
He died in his hometown at the age of 93 in 1999.
