Randy Mattingly
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Born: | Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | May 15, 1951||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Rex Mundi (Evansville, Indiana) | ||||||
College: | Evansville | ||||||
Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Randy Mattingly (born May 15, 1951) is a former gridiron football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Evansville.
College career
[edit]Mattingly attended Florida State as a freshman but left and moved back to Evansville after his older brother died in a construction accident. He enrolled at the University of Evansville and was named All-Indiana Collegiate Conference as a junior and as a senior.[1] He also competed in baseball, basketball, and track and field for Evansville.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Mattingly was selected in the fourth round of the 1973 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns.[3] He was cut at the end of training camp and spent the 1973 season on the practice squads of the Browns, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1974 and spent two seasons with the team as a backup and completed 35 of 65 passes for 553 yards and four touchdowns with six interceptions. Mattingly was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1976, where he was primarily used as a punter but also started at quarterback in place of injured starter Jimmy Jones.[2][4]
Personal life
[edit]Mattingly is the older brother of former Major League Baseball player and manager Don Mattingly.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Mattingly Brothers: Talent and Class". LocalLegendsOnline.com. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Engelhardt, Gordon (June 16, 2020). "Randy Mattingly, part of amazing athletic family legacy, played in NFL, CFL". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Boyles, Bob; Guido, Paul (2009). The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010. Skyhorse. p. 294. ISBN 9781602396777. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "Veteran David Watford slated to become Hamilton Tiger-Cats' third starting QB of 2021". Yahoo Sports. The Canadian Press. September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ "Don Mattingly's Saskatchewan connection". Regina Leader Post. March 25, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1951 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- Canadian football quarterbacks
- Evansville Purple Aces football players
- Players of American football from Indiana
- Cleveland Browns players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Sportspeople from Evansville, Indiana
- Canadian football punters
- Evansville Purple Aces baseball players
- Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball players
- Players of Canadian football from Indiana
- Evansville Purple Aces men's track and field athletes