Franco Harris Football League
11-03-2110
#81|Matt Vander Wide Receiver
Retired (1972, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (12-07-2008) Potential B-
Age at Death 69 Born 04-10-1939 in Mercer Island, WA
Drafted Round 4, Pick 116 (1962) Experience 8 Years (156 Wks)
College Rhode Island University, 1963 Salary 745 ($875.555M/2110 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching B+ Pass Cover C+ Kick Power D+
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking D+ Run Cover D+ Kick Acc D-
Carrying B+ Run Blocking D  Tackling D+ Kick Return B 
        Pursuit D     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina C+ Execution D+ Agility B 
Strength D+ Health C+ Aggressiveness C+ Hands C 
Jumping B      Attitude B- Break Tackle B-
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT D+ SS C- K F  GUN C+
WR B- G D+ DE D+ FS C- P F  KR B-
HB/TB C+ T D+ ILB D+ CB C  LS D- KRB C 
FB C  TE C  OLB C- H D- HT C+ KOS F 
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1959 College 42 0/3 1/4 0/1 1/5     1/1 3/8         0/1       1/1 1/2 1/2 1/6   2/4 1/4   13/42
1960 College 58 1/2 2/4 0/1 1/6     2/4 2/11         1/3       2/3 1/8 0/1 2/3   0/4 2/4 0/4 16/58
1961 College 69 0/1 5/6 2/2 3/9     4/8 3/7         0/1       1/4 3/8 1/2 1/5   4/11 0/2 2/3 29/69
1962 Position 26   1/1   0/3     1/3 4/8                 0/3 0/1   1/3   2/3   0/1 9/26
1962 Drills 21 1/6 0/2 2/2 2/6                 1/2                 0/1 0/2   6/21
1963 Position 25   0/2         1/6 1/6                   1/3   0/1   1/5   1/2 5/25
1963 Drills 22                           3/8       1/5       2/9     6/22
1964 Position 19   0/4         0/2 0/4                 0/1 0/2       0/3 0/2 0/1 0/19
1964 Drills 22                           1/14       0/3 -1/0     0/5     0/22
1964 Declines 0                           -1/0                     -1/0
1965 Position 47   0/2   1/5     0/2 0/16                 0/2 0/5       0/5 0/7 0/3 1/47
1965 Drills 22 0/3 0/2 0/1 0/2                 0/3         0/1 0/4 0/1   0/2 1/3   1/22
1965 Declines 0                               -1/0                 -1/0
1966 Position 37       2/3     0/4 1/10                 0/3 0/5   0/2   0/4 0/4 0/2 3/37
1966 Drills 16 0/2 0/1   1/2                 0/1         0/1 0/2     0/5 0/2   1/16
1966 Declines 0                                     -1/0           -1/0
1967 Position 51   0/4   0/3     0/3 1/11                 0/5 0/7   0/2   0/4 0/9 0/3 1/51
1967 Drills 22 0/4 0/1 2/5 0/2                 0/2           0/4 1/3     0/1   3/22
1967 Declines 0 -4/0                   -1/0         -1/0       -1/0   -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -10/0
1968 Position 51   0/2   1/6     0/3 0/9                 0/3 0/6   1/6   0/9 0/4 0/3 2/51
1968 Drills 22 1/4 1/4 0/1 0/2                 0/1         0/1 1/5 0/2   0/1 1/1   4/22
1968 Declines 0 -4/0 -1/0             -1/0 -1/0   -1/0 -2/0       -1/0 -1/0       -1/0     -13/0
1969 Position 51   0/4   0/4     0/3 0/13                 0/3 0/6   0/3   0/3 0/9 0/3 0/51
1969 Drills 19 0/2 0/1 0/2 0/2                 0/1         0/2   0/4   0/3 1/2   1/19
1969 Declines 0 -5/0 -2/0   -2/0       -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0     -1/0 -4/0 -1/0 -1/0 -5/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -34/0
1970 Position 55   1/2   0/3     0/6 0/14                 0/2 0/6   0/3   0/8 0/5 0/6 1/55
1970 Drills 22 1/9 0/1 0/2 0/2                 0/2         0/1 0/2 0/2   0/1     1/22
1970 Declines 0 -4/0 -3/0   -2/0       -1/0 -2/0   -1/0 -3/0 -3/0   -1/0     -6/0 -3/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -3/0 -1/0 -43/0
1971 Position 47   0/3   0/2     0/7 1/11                 0/2 0/7   0/2   0/6 0/4 0/3 1/47
1971 Drills 22 0/3 1/4 1/3 0/1                 0/1         0/1 0/2 0/2   0/3 0/2   2/22
1971 Declines 0 -15/0 -7/0   -1/0 -2/0   -4/0 -1/0 -7/0 -4/0 -5/0 -4/0 -4/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -2/0 -6/0 -4/0 -5/0 -4/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0 -87/0
1972 Position 12       0/3       0/4                 0/1 0/3         0/1   0/12
1972 Drills 23 0/1 0/3   0/3                 1/4         0/2   0/4   0/6     1/23
1972 Declines 0 -17/0 -7/0   -3/0 -4/0 -2/0 -4/0 -2/0 -7/0 -6/0 -5/0 -6/0 -7/0 -4/0 -5/0 -3/0 -2/0 -8/0 -6/0 -5/0 -8/0 -6/0 -5/0 -6/0 -128/0
Total -45/40 -8/57 7/20 4/74 -6/0 -2/0 1/52 10/132 -18/0 -12/0 -13/0 -15/0 -15/22 -3/22 -7/0 -7/0 -2/33 -18/86 -13/24 -8/54 -21/0 -4/105 -6/68 -10/34 -211/823

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1973Matt Vander has retired from football.
01-16-1972The Dallas Cowboys have waived Matt Vander.
10-12-1969Matt Vander of the Dallas Cowboys is injured with a patella tendon injury and is expected to be out for approximately 22 days.
10-20-1968Matt Vander of the Dallas Cowboys is injured with a leg contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 5 days.
08-25-1968Matt Vander of the Dallas Cowboys is injured with a quadricep contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 4 days.
09-25-1966Matt Vander of the Dallas Cowboys is injured with a partial MCL tear and is expected to be out for approximately 43 days.
08-23-1965The Dallas Cowboys have acquired Matt Vander from the waiver wire.
08-16-1965The San Jose Cylons have waived Matt Vander.
08-15-1965The San Jose Cylons have placed Matt Vander on the trade block.
01-11-1965The San Jose Cylons have moved Jim Roberson to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
01-03-1965The San Jose Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Count Baltar to the inactive roster.
01-03-1965The San Jose Cylons have moved John Crichton, Andrew Wiggin, and John Shepard to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Chief Dan George, Matt Vander, and Matt Parkman to the inactive roster.
12-27-1964The San Jose Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Justin Alexander to the inactive roster.
10-26-1964The San Jose Cylons have moved Ed Irwin and Count Baltar to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Joe O'Neal and Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
10-05-1964The San Jose Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved John Crichton to the inactive roster.
10-04-1964The San Jose Cylons have moved Will Robinson to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
09-13-1964The San Jose Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved John Shepard to the inactive roster.
08-10-1964The San Jose Cylons have moved Adrian Zadworney to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
01-06-1964The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Joe Faulk to the inactive roster.
10-20-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Anthony Rogers to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
10-13-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Anthony Rogers to the inactive roster.
09-29-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved John Crichton and Cortez Times to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander and George Washington to the inactive roster.
09-08-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved John Crichton to the inactive roster.
08-26-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Will Robinson to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
08-11-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander, John Johnson, and Bill Davis to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved John Crichton, Harriman Nelson, and John Shepard to the inactive roster.
08-11-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Billy West to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
02-04-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Billy West to the inactive roster.
02-04-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Fred Hanneman to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
02-04-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster.
01-14-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved John Shepard to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
01-07-1963The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved John Johnson to the inactive roster.
12-30-1962The Seattle Cylons have moved John Crichton, Andrew Wiggin, and John Shepard to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved John Johnson, Dave Lowdermilk, and Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
12-24-1962The Seattle Cylons have moved Dave Lowdermilk, Matt Vander, and John Johnson to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved John Crichton, Andrew Wiggin, and John Shepard to the inactive roster.
09-16-1962The Seattle Cylons have moved Kimball Kinnison to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the inactive roster.
09-10-1962The Seattle Cylons have moved Matt Vander to the active roster. The Seattle Cylons have moved Kimball Kinnison to the inactive roster.