Tom Matte
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | June 14, 1939 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | November 2, 2021 (aged 82) Ruxton, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Shaw (East Cleveland, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
| College | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1961: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1961: 5th round, 34th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Thomas Roland Matte (MAT'-tee; June 14, 1939 – November 2, 2021), nicknamed "Garbage Can", was an American professional football running back who spent his entire 12-season career with the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was selected by the Colts in the 1961 NFL draft and by the New York Titans in the 1961 AFL draft.