Education
Pennsylvania State University.
Pennsylvania State University.
He was an All-American at He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985. Suhey"s college career was interrupted by three years of service in the United States Army Air Corps during World World War World War II Suhey was the Most Valuable Player of the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic. lieutenant has been suggested "s now-famous "We Are !" stadium cheer has its origins in a statement made by team captain Suhey prior to that game.
Suhey is said to have declared, “We are There will be no meetings,” in response to SMU"s request for a meeting to protest the participation of "s two black players (Wallace Triplett and Dennie Hoggard).
After playing two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Suhey coached high school football before joining the L.G. Balfour Company. "First family of Nittany Lion football"
Suhey married Virginia "Ginger" Higgins, a daughter of Bob Higgins, a former All-American at and Suhey"s college coach.
Matt would go on to play 10 seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears. The Higgins-Suhey family has been called the "first family of Nittany Lion football", with 90 years of involvement with the football program