Former Chicago Bears fullback Matt Suhey dies at 68
Matt Suhey, a ten-year veteran fullback who helped the 1985 Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX, died on Sunday at age 68, the team said.
The Chicago Bears confirmed that former fullback Matt Suhey died on Sunday morning at 68 years old. Suhey spent a decade with the Bears after being selected in the second round of the 1980 draft and was a key blocker for Hall of Famer Walter Payton during the team’s dominant 1985 season.
In 1985, Suhey ranked second on Chicago’s rushing list with 471 yards, while Payton rushed for 1,551 yards and nine touchdowns. Suhey scored the Bears’ opening touchdown in Super Bowl XX, an 11-yard run in the first quarter, and finished the game with 52 rushing yards on 11 carries and a 24-yard reception.
Over his ten-year career, Suhey appeared in 148 regular-season games, starting 100, and compiled 2,946 rushing yards on 828 carries with 20 touchdowns, along with 2,113 receiving yards on 260 catches. A Pennsylvania native, he played college football at Penn State, where he amassed 2,818 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns.
Suhey’s death was announced without further details from the team.