Riley Matheson
[edit] Biography
Riley Matheson (Riley Matheson) was born on December 12, 1914 in Shannon, Texas. After going to high school at Hedrick (OK)*, Matheson attended Cameron University and the University of Texas-El Paso. Matheson made his professional debut in the NFL in 1939 with the Cleveland Rams. He played in the NFL for 9 years, playing for the Cleveland Rams, Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions over the course of his 9 year NFL career.Matheson also played in the AAFC for 1 year, playing for the San Francisco 49ers the entire time.
Most people believe that 1946 was Riley Matheson's best year, as he picked off 4 passes.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1939
| CLR
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 13
| 13
| 0
|
| 1943
| DET
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 3
| 12
| 6
| 0
|
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 49
| 45
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 4
| 11
| 7
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
|
| 1948
| SFO
| AAFC
| 14
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1 year AAFC career
| 14
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 85
| 12
| 91
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1939
| CLR
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CLR
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| DET
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| CLR
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| CLR
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1946
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| LAM
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| SFO
| AAFC
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1 year AAFC career
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 85
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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