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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Baltimore Colts moving backmost Tom Matte has died, Ravens caput manager John Harbaugh said Wednesday. He was 82 years old.
CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 26: Running backmost Tom Matte #41 of the Baltimore Colts walks disconnected the tract during the AFC Divisional Playoff crippled against the Cleveland Browns connected December 26, 1971 astatine Cleveland Municipal Stadium successful Cleveland, Ohio. Baltimore won 20-3. (Photo by Ron Kuntz Collection/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
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Matte was with the Colts for his full nonrecreational shot career, from 1961 to 1972.
He ran the shot nether Hall of Fame backmost Johnny Unitas, and, successful 1965, was the league’s archetypal “emergency” backmost erstwhile some Unitas and backup QB Gary Cuozzo were injured, according to an ESPN report.
Over 12 seasons, Matte rushed for 4,646 yards and scored 45 touchdowns.
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“I privation to commencement disconnected with my condolences to the Matte family,” Harbaugh said astatine the Wednesday property conference. “We emotion the Matte’s and we cognize that he’s a antheral of faith. He’s with his shaper close now.”
Harbaugh added that Matte was a household person and went to precocious schoolhouse with his mother.
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