Career
He played for the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Royals. Mathews was nicknamed "The Body" for his shape. The Florida Marlins would play the song "Maucho Manitoba" by the Village People when Terry came in from the bullpen.
Mathews pitched in college at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (formerly Northeast Louisiana University).
Matthews was married with three children, two of whom play baseball/softball. He was a school resource officer at his alma mater, Holy Savior Menard Central High School in Alexandria, Louisiana, and had also been a volunteer baseball coach there.