Matt Hernandez

Matt Hernandez

No. 69, 60
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1961-10-16) October 16, 1961 (age 63) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Eastpointe (MI) East Detroit
College:	Purdue
NFL draft:	1983 / round: 8 / pick: 210
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (1983) Minnesota Vikings (1984) Seattle Seahawks (1986)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Ten (1982)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 21 Games started: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Matthew J. Hernandez (born October 16, 1961) is a former American football offensive tackle who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the eighth round of the 1983 NFL draft. He played college football at Purdue.

Early life and college

Hernandez attended East Detroit High School in Eastpointe, Michigan.^[1]

He lettered for the Purdue Boilermakers of Purdue University from 1980 to 1982.^[2] He earned Second-team All-Big Ten honors his senior year in 1982.^[3][4]

Professional career

Hernandez was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 210th pick in the 1983 NFL Draft. He played in eight games, starting one, for the Seahawks during the 1983 season.^[1] He was released by the Seahawks on August 28, 1984.^[5]

Hernandez signed with the Minnesota Vikings on September 12, 1984.^[6] He played in thirteen games for the Vikings in 1984.^[1] Hernandez left Vikings training camp in 1985.^[7]

References

1. "MATT HERNANDEZ". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
2. "Purdue Football All-Time Letterwinners". purduesports.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
3. Mooshil, Joe (November 30, 1982). "Carter, Bostic, Lukens Top All-Big Ten Football Team". The Blade. Associated Press. p. 26. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
4. Minkoff, Randy (November 22, 1982). "Michigan dominates All-Big Ten squads". The Bryan Times. United Press International. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
5. "The Seattle Seahawks announced their final cuts Tuesday, releasing..." United Press International. August 28, 1984. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
6. "The Minnesota Vikings Wednesday released wide receiver Terry LeCount,..." United Press International. September 12, 1984. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
7. "Vikings Roster". Spearfish Star. August 27, 1985. p. 6. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2016.