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(b. 1 May 1930 in Trinity, Texas), Olympic medalist in track and field and one of the greatest running backs in football history who was traded by the Chicago Cardinals to the Los Angeles Rams in 1959 for nine players, and who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame.

Matson is the son of Oliver Matson, a railroad brakeman, and Gertrude Matson, a school teacher.

He won the silver and bronze medals in the 1952 Olympic Games before turning his efforts to professional football and six All-Pro campaigns while playing for.

Born in Trinity, Texas on May 1, 1930, Oliver (“Ollie”) Genoa Matson Jr. grew up in a time of sacrifice, humility, and entrenched.

Ollie Genoa Matson II was born in Trinity, Texas, on May 1, 1930.

While at Rice, he ranked 11th nationally.

'51 Dons is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Ron Luscinski and written by Luscinski, Tom Davis and Danny Llewelyn.

Matson's parents separated and divorced when he was very young. He and his twin sister moved with their mother from Trinity to Houston, Texas, when Matson was in junior high school. After two years in Houston, Matson's mother married again, and the family moved to San Francisco, California.

Matson became interested in sports through an uncle who played semiprofessional football. At George Washington High School in San Francisco, Matson demonstrated great speed and potential as an end and halfback despit