Fred Matua (January 14, 1984 – August 5, 2012) was an American football guard. After playing college football for Southern California, he was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft.[1] He was also a member of the Lions, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Florida Tuskers, and Omaha Nighthawks.
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Position: | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Wilmington, California, U.S. | January 14, 1984
Died: | August 5, 2012 | (aged 28)
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Wilmington (CA) Banning |
College: | Southern California |
NFL draft: | 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 217 |
Career history | |
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Early life
editBorn in Wilmington, California, Matua prepped at Banning High School in Wilmington, California where he won the 2000 LA City 4A Championship his junior year.[2][3]
College career
editWhile playing college football for the USC Trojans, Matua was an All-American guard in 2005.
Professional career
editMatua was selected on the second day by the National Football League's Detroit Lions but was cut by the team and was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. On October 28, 2006, he was signed to the Cleveland Browns roster.
Matua was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on September 3, 2009.[4]
Death
editOn August 5, 2012, Matua died at the age of 28 of a heart-related issue.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Garry Paskwietz (August 6, 2012). "Ex-Trojans OL Fred Matua, 28, dies". ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b 5 August 2012 (August 5, 2012). "Former USC lineman Fred Matua dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Florida Tuskers Announce Signing Of 11 Additional Players Including Koren Robinson & Tatum Bell". OurSports Central. September 3, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
External links
edit- Detroit Lions bio
- USC Trojans bio Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine