Birth Date: | November 22, 1934 |
Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lansing, Michigan |
Number: | 55, 56, 57 |
Position1: | Linebacker |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 217 |
College: | Michigan State |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1958 |
Nfldraftedround: | 16 / Pick 189 (By the Baltimore Colts) |
Playing Years1: | 1960–1962 |
Playing Team1: | AFL Buffalo Bills |
Playing Years2: | 1963–1965 |
Playing Team2: | AFL Oakland Raiders |
Playing Years3: | 1966 |
Playing Team3: | AFL Denver Broncos |
Playing Years4: | 1966 |
Playing Team4: | AFL San Diego Chargers |
Aflallstar: | 1960–1963 |
Databasefootball: | MATSOARC01 |
Archie Matsos (November 22, 1934 – May 28, 2021) was an American football linebacker. He played for the Buffalo Bills from 1960 to 1962, the Oakland Raiders from 1963 to 1965 and for the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers in 1966.
Matsos was a multisport standout at Detroit's Redford High School; he played college football at Michigan State University.[1] [2]
Matsos played for seven seasons in the American Football League for four teams. He was on the Sporting News All-AFL team in 1960 and 1963, and an AFL Eastern Division All-Star in 1961 and 1962.
He died on May 28, 2021, in Lansing, Michigan at age 86.[3]