Bill Mathis

William Hart Mathis
Born: December 10, 1938
Rocky Mount, NC USA
Deceased: October 20, 2020
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220
College: Clemson
High School: Manchester (GA)
Career: 1960-1969
Drafted: 1960 in Round 8, #88 overall by the San Francisco 49ers

Bill Mathis played from 1960 to 1969 during his career with the New York Jets and New York Titans. Mathis ran for 3,589 yards in his career on 1,044 attempts, scoring 37 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 149 passes for 1,775 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..

New York Titans

New York Jets

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Rushing:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1960	AFL New York Titans	92	307	3.3	17	2
1961	AFL New York Titans	202	846	4.2	30	7
1962	AFL New York Titans	71	245	3.5	41	3
1963	AFL New York Jets	107	268	2.5	16	1
1964	AFL New York Jets	105	305	2.9	31	4
1965	AFL New York Jets	147	604	4.1	79	5
1966	AFL New York Jets	72	208	2.9	23	2
1967	AFL New York Jets	78	243	3.1	18	4
1968	AFL New York Jets	74	208	2.8	16	5
1969	AFL New York Jets	96	355	3.7	27	4
Totals		1044	3589	3.4	79	37

Receiving:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1960	AFL New York Titans	18	103	5.7	24	0
1961	AFL New York Titans	12	42	3.5	14	1
1962	AFL New York Titans	6	32	5.3	14	0
1963	AFL New York Jets	18	177	9.8	33	1
1964	AFL New York Jets	4	39	9.8	15	0
1965	AFL New York Jets	17	242	14.2	32	1
1966	AFL New York Jets	22	379	17.2	70	1
1967	AFL New York Jets	25	429	17.2	38	3
1968	AFL New York Jets	9	149	16.6	31	1
1969	AFL New York Jets	18	183	10.2	35	1
Totals		149	1775	11.9	70	9

Kick Returns:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1963	AFL New York Jets	1	11	11.0	11
1964	AFL New York Jets	1	0	0.0	0
Totals		2	11	5.5	11

Defense and Fumbles:

Year	Team	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FTD
1960	AFL New York Titans			2
1961	AFL New York Titans			3
1962	AFL New York Titans			1
1963	AFL New York Jets			1
1965	AFL New York Jets			2
1966	AFL New York Jets			2
1967	AFL New York Jets			1
1968	AFL New York Jets			1
Totals		0	0	13	0

Total Scoring:

		Touchdowns								Other					Total
Year	Team	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
1960	AFL New York Titans	2	0						0		0	0			12
1961	AFL New York Titans	7	1						0		0	0			48
1962	AFL New York Titans	3	0						0		0	0			18
1963	AFL New York Jets	1	1		0				0		0	0			12
1964	AFL New York Jets	4	0		0				0		0	0			24
1965	AFL New York Jets	5	1						0		0	0			36
1966	AFL New York Jets	2	1						0		0	0			18
1967	AFL New York Jets	4	3						0		0	0	2		46
1968	AFL New York Jets	5	1						0		0	0	1		38
1969	AFL New York Jets	4	1						0		0	0			30
Totals		37	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	282

Playing Career:

Year	League	Team	GP
1960	AFL	New York Titans	14
1961	AFL	New York Titans	14
1962	AFL	New York Titans	11
1963	AFL	New York Jets	14
1964	AFL	New York Jets	14
1965	AFL	New York Jets	14
1966	AFL	New York Jets	14
1967	AFL	New York Jets	14
1968	AFL	New York Jets	14
1969	AFL	New York Jets	14

Honors

1961 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (1st Team)
1961 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)