This past spring the Georgia Tech Alumni magazine came around and I was surprised to learn about this man. The son of a Citadel coach in Charleston, Clay came to Atlanta to play football, which he did for Bobby Dodd. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49'ers in 1949. He took a break from football to become a paratrooper during the Korean War. He then returned to the NFL for another 3 years of sporting service.
Following football Mathews entered the business world and achieved great success. He held executive positions with Bell and Howell, Hamilton Beach and Aerojet General where is was the chief executive officer.
Clay senior also had the good fortune to have two sons and four grandsons play in the NFL, two of which as still active today.
William Clay Mathews, Sr. was 88 years old.
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