William Clay Matthews, Jr. born on 15th March 1956 in Palo Alto, California is a former American football linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons.
He played 19 seasons and 278 games in the NFL. Matthews was drafted by the Browns out of the University of Southern California with the 12th pick in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft
He serves as defensive coordinator at Oaks Christian High School, a coed private school in Westlake Village, California that his son Casey attended. He was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, along with his brother Bruce. Clay Matthews opened a Pontiac Dealership in the Cleveland area after he retired. It has since closed.
Clay and his brother Bruce competed with members of their family on the popular TV game show Family Feud, with Richard Dawson. The Matthews Family won the game, and Clay was one of the two family members to play the final round.
Clay appeared to be very frugal because he drove an old Mercury Capri to practice and games. In 1992, he owned a Pontiac car dealership in Euclid, Ohio.
Clay Matthews’ brother Bruce Matthews, who also played at USC, and father Clay Matthews, Sr. were also NFL players. Two of his sons joined the football team at USC, while another joined the football team at the University of Oregon, Kyle Matthews was a safety at USC (2000-03) and Clay Matthews III played linebacker and defensive end at USC (2004-2008). After graduation, he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. Casey Matthews currently plays linebacker at UO (2007)
