Bill Mathis
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Bill Mathis was an American college and professional football player. A halfback, he is in the Clemson University
Hall of Fame, South Carolina
Hall of Fame, and the Georgia
Hall of Fame. He started his professional career with the American Football League's
New York Titans
, and played his entire career with the AFL's New York franchise. One of four Titans who remained with the New York Jets
to play in and win a World Championship game
, Mathis led the American Football League in carries in 1961 and was selected by his peers to the Sporting News 1961 AFL All-League
team. He was an AFL Eastern Division All-Star
in 1961 and 1963. Mathis had a collarbone broken in the third game of 1961, against the Boston Patriots. He played in the next game, and in fact in all the remaining games of the season.
That persistence allowed him to gain a roster spot year after year, and end his career in 1969 as a member of the World Champion
Jets. He is one of twenty players who were in the AFL for its entire ten year existence, and seven players who played their entire AFL careers for one franchise.
After retiring from football, Mathis began a career on Wall Street
, starting at the firm Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt
.
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
Hall of Fame, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
Hall of Fame, and the Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
Hall of Fame. He started his professional career with the American Football League's
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
New York Titans
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, and played his entire career with the AFL's New York franchise. One of four Titans who remained with the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
to play in and win a World Championship game
Professional American football championship games
Below is a list of professional football championship games in the United States, involving:* the informal Pittsburgh circuit of professional football teams ;...
, Mathis led the American Football League in carries in 1961 and was selected by his peers to the Sporting News 1961 AFL All-League
1961 American Football League All-League Players
-Sporting News American Football League All-League Team - 1961:The 1961 American Football League All-League Team was selected by AFL players and published by the Sporting News. The 1961 All-League players were augmented by other All-Stars to form two squads, Eastern and Western, to play in the...
team. He was an AFL Eastern Division All-Star
American Football League All-Star games
-All-League Teams:The Sporting News published American Football League All-League Teams for each season played by the American Football League, 1960 through 1969...
in 1961 and 1963. Mathis had a collarbone broken in the third game of 1961, against the Boston Patriots. He played in the next game, and in fact in all the remaining games of the season.
That persistence allowed him to gain a roster spot year after year, and end his career in 1969 as a member of the World Champion
Professional American football championship games
Below is a list of professional football championship games in the United States, involving:* the informal Pittsburgh circuit of professional football teams ;...
Jets. He is one of twenty players who were in the AFL for its entire ten year existence, and seven players who played their entire AFL careers for one franchise.
After retiring from football, Mathis began a career on Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
, starting at the firm Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt
Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt
Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt, originally Carter, Berlind, Potoma & Weill, was an American investment banking and brokerage firm founded in 1960 and acquired by American Express in 1981. In its two decades as an independent firm, Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt served as a vehicle for the rollup...
.