John Matlock
John James Matlock III
Born: October 19, 1944
Louisville, KY
Deceased: January 13, 2012
Jupiter, FL
High School: St. Edward (Lakewood, OH)
Position(s): C
Height: 6'4" Weight: 249
College: Miami (FL)
Career: 1967-1975
John Matlock played from 1967 to 1975 with the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Birmingham Americans and Birmingham Vulcans.
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
| 1971 | NFL Atlanta | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Tackles | Fumbles | Kicks | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Assist | Def | ST | TFL | TFL Yds | Brup | QBH | Fum | F Rec | F Rec Yds | FR TD | FF | K Blk |
| 1970 | NFL Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | G | GS |
| 1967 | AFL | New York Jets | 10 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | Birmingham Americans | ||
| 1975 | WFL | Birmingham Vulcans | 12 |
Honors
1974 - WFL All-WFL