Trevor Anthony Matich (born October 9, 1961) is an

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analyst and former

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in the

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(NFL) from 1985 through 1996.

Early life

Matich grew up in Sacramento, California. He did not become a starter on his high school football team until he was a senior.

College career

Matich played

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Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

where he was a two-time all-conference offensive lineman in the

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. As a member of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the ...

, he went on a

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after his second season at BYU. After returning, he helped the team win the 1984 NCAA football championship as their starting center. In his four seasons at BYU (1979–80 and 1983–84), the Cougars posted a combined 47–3 record; Matich snapped to four different All-American quarterbacks during that span, and is the only college football center in history to do so: Marc Wilson,

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, and

Robbie Bosco Robbie Bosco (born January 11, 1963) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the BYU Cougars and led the ...

Professional career

He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the

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. He injured his ankle in his first game as a rookie and missed the rest of the season. After four seasons with the Patriots, he went on to play for the Detroit Lions, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins. In all, he played in the NFL for 12 seasons, mainly as a

. While playing for the

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. Since the 2008 India ...

(1992–1993), he was nicknamed the "Hardest Working Man in Pro Football" due to his constant practicing and warming up on the sidelines.

Broadcasting career

After his playing career was over, Matich briefly served as a

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for

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' NFL coverage and then at CBS for a year. He has appeared as a

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...

studio analyst for their pregame and postgame shows and has won eight Emmys for his work. He currently is employed by

ESPN ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...

, primarily working on '' ESPN's College Football coverage'' along with appearances on

SportsCenter ''SportsCenter'' (SC) is an American television sports news broadcasting show broadcast by ESPN. Originally anchored by Chris Berman, George Grande, Greg Gumbel, Lee Leonard, Bob Ley, Sal Marchiano and Lou Palmer, it premiered on Septem ...

References

External links

Trevor Matich Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matich, Trevor 1961 births Living people American football offensive linemen American Latter Day Saints American Mormon missionaries in Mexico American people of Serbian descent BYU Cougars football players College football announcers Detroit Lions players ESPN people Indianapolis Colts players NFL announcers New England Patriots players New York Jets players Players of American football from Sacramento, California Washington Redskins players Players of American football from Washington, D.C.