Al Matthews

Al Matthews played in Green Bay for six years after being selected in the second round of the 1970 professional football draft. He later played for the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Texas A&I University where he played on both offense and defense. Al wasn't the largest football player in the NFL at 6 feet and 190 pounds playing weight, but many felt he was one of the league's best strong safeties.

During the off-season of 1974, Matthews went to the University of Texas at Austin and worked as a volunteer assistant coach for his good friend, Darrell Royal. He became the first black coach at UT, and only the second black coach in the Southwest Conference.

Al has been a strong supporter of the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation and can be counted upon to play in the Lone Star Classic golf tournament every year.