Ed Matesic

Ed Matesic
Career information
Date of birth	November 6, 1907
Place of birth	Marshall County, West Virginia
Date of death	June 4, 1988 Benwood, West Virginia
Position(s)	Halfback, Quarterback
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg)
College	Pittsburgh
High school	Benwood High School
Career history
As player
(1934–1935)	Philadelphia Eagles
(1936)	Pittsburgh Pirates
Career stats
Passing yards	1,412
Pass attempts	262
TD–INT	8–34
Pass completions	99
Rushing yards	377
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Edward J. Matesic (1907–1988) was an American football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Also went by the first name of Dick, Lefty, and Richard. Led the University of Pittsburgh in interceptions in 1931. In 1931 only the statistics of yards and touchdowns were recorded and not the number of interceptions. In 1931 Ed had 91 yards and one touchdown on interceptions. Then played HB/TB in the pros. Was the Pittsburgh Pirates starting quarterback in 1936. Pirates later became the Pittsburgh Steelers. In his pro career threw for 1,412 yards and 8 touchdowns, ran for 377 yards and one touchdown, caught 4 passes for 51 yards and one touchdown.

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers starting quarterbacks

Tony Holm (1933)
Warren Heller (1934)
Johnny Gildea (1935–1937)
Ed Matesic (1936)
Max Fiske (1937–1938)
Frank Filchock (1938)
Byron White (1938)
Hugh McCullough (1939)
Billy Patterson (1940)
Boyd Brumbaugh (1941)
Coley McDonough (1941)
Bill Dudley (1942, 1945–1946)
Allie Sherman (1943)
Roy Zimmerman (1943)
John Grigas (1944)
John McCarthy (1944)
Buzz Warren (1945)
Johnny Clement (1947–1948)
Charley Seabright (1947)
Ray Evans (1948)
Joe Gasparella (1948)
Joe Geri (1949–1951)
Jim Finks (1949–1955)
Chuck Ortmann (1951)
Bill Mackrides (1953)
Ted Marchibroda (1956)
Jack Scarbath (1956)
Earl Morrall (1957–1958)
Len Dawson (1957)
Bobby Layne (1958–1962)
Rudy Bukich (1960–1961)
Ed Brown (1962–1964)
Bill Nelsen (1964–1967)
Tommy Wade (1965)
Ron C. Smith (1966)
George Izo (1966)
Kent Nix (1967–1968)
Dick Shiner (1968–1969)
Terry Hanratty (1969–1971, 1973–1974)
Terry Bradshaw (1970–1983)
Joe Gilliam (1973–1974)
Mike Kruczek (1976)
Mark Malone (1981, 1984–1987)
Cliff Stoudt (1983)
David Woodley (1984–1985)
Scott Campbell (1985)
Bubby Brister (1986, 1988–1992)
Steve Bono (1987)
Todd Blackledge (1988–1989)
Neil O'Donnell (1991–1995)
Mike Tomczak (1993–1996, 1999)
Jim Miller (1996)
Kordell Stewart (1997–2002)
Kent Graham (2000)
Tommy Maddox (2002–2004)
Ben Roethlisberger (2004–present)
Charlie Batch (2005–2007, 2010–2012)
Dennis Dixon (2009–2010)
Byron Leftwich (2012)
Michael Vick (2015)
Landry Jones (2015–2016)

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