Rags Matthews
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Raymond "Rags" Matthews was an All-American football
player at Texas Christian University
in the 1920s, playing end on both offense and defense.
A Fort Worth native, Matthews attended Poly High School before TCU. He lettered three times under coach Matty Bell
, during which the Horned Frogs
posted a cumulative record of 17-5-5. He was named the team's Most Valuable Player after the 1926 and 1927 seasons, and was selected to play in the Shrine East-West All-Star Game
as a senior in 1927, the first year players from the Southwest Conference were included.
Matthews was named to the All-Time All-SWC Team in 1969, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
in 1971. He died in his hometown at the age of 93 in 1999.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player at Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
in the 1920s, playing end on both offense and defense.
A Fort Worth native, Matthews attended Poly High School before TCU. He lettered three times under coach Matty Bell
Matty Bell
Madison A. "Matty" Bell was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator in the United States...
, during which the Horned Frogs
TCU Horned Frogs
The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University, consisting of 18 varsity teams. The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard, as known as the "horned frog". The women's athletics teams are often referred to often as the Lady Frogs...
posted a cumulative record of 17-5-5. He was named the team's Most Valuable Player after the 1926 and 1927 seasons, and was selected to play in the Shrine East-West All-Star Game
East-West Shrine Game
The East–West Shrine Game is an annual post-season college football all-star game played each January since 1925. The game is sponsored by the fraternal group Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and the net proceeds are earmarked to some of the Shrine's charitable works, most notably the Shriners...
as a senior in 1927, the first year players from the Southwest Conference were included.
Matthews was named to the All-Time All-SWC Team in 1969, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
in 1971. He died in his hometown at the age of 93 in 1999.