Bruce Matthews

Games played	296
Games started	293
Forced fumbles	5
Fumble recoveries	10
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bruce Matthews
	Matthews with the Houston Oilers in 1984
No. 74
Positions	Offensive tackle, guard, center, long snapper
Personal information
Born	August 8, 1961; Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school	Arcadia (Arcadia, California)
College	USC (1979–1982)
NFL draft	1983: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans (1983–2001);
Coaching
	Houston Texans (2009–2010); Offensive assistant; Tennessee Titans (2011–2013); Offensive line coach;
Awards and highlights
	7× First-team All-Pro (1988–1990, 1992, 1998–2000); 3× Second-team All-Pro (1991, 1993, 1996); 14× Pro Bowl (1988–2001); Bart Starr Award (2001); NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1983); Titans/Oilers Ring of Honor; Tennessee Titans No. 74 retired; Morris Trophy (1982); Consensus All-American (1982); 2× First-team All-Pacific-10 (1981, 1982); Texas Sports Hall of Fame; NFL record Most career starts with one team: 293 (Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans);
Career NFL statistics
Games played
Games played	296
Games started	293
Forced fumbles	5
Fumble recoveries	10
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

Bruce Rankin Matthews (born August 8, 1961) is an American former professional football guard, center, offensive tackle, and long snapper who played 19 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his entire career playing for the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans. Highly versatile, Matthews played every position on the offensive line throughout his NFL career, starting in 99 games as a left guard, 87 as a center, 67 as a right guard, 22 as a right tackle, 17 as a left tackle, and was the long snapper on field goals, extra points, and punts. Having never missed a game due to injury, Matthews' 293 NFL games started is the third most of all time, behind quarterbacks Brett Favre and Tom Brady.

Matthews played college football for the USC Trojans, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American as a senior. Matthews was selected in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1983 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers and was a 14-time Pro Bowl selection, tied for the second-most in NFL history, and a nine-time first-team All-Pro. Matthews was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007, and his number 74 jersey is retired by the Titans.

After retiring as a player, Matthews served as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans and Titans. A member of the Matthews family of football players, he is the brother of linebacker Clay Matthews Jr.; father of center Kevin Matthews and tackle Jake Matthews; and uncle of linebacker Clay Matthews III and linebacker Casey Matthews.