John James Matlock III (October 19, 1944 — January 13, 2012) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

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who played for the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Buffalo Bills of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

(NFL). He also played for

Birmingham Vulcans The Birmingham Vulcans were a professional American football team located in Birmingham, Alabama. They were members of the five-team Eastern Division of the World Football League (WFL). The Vulcans, founded in March 1975, played in the upstart lea ...

of the World Football League (WFL). He played college football at

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, i ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matlock, John 1944 births 2012 deaths Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky American football centers St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) alumni Miami Hurricanes football players New York Jets players Cincinnati Bengals players Atlanta Falcons players Buffalo Bills players Birmingham Vulcans players