Oh my, terrible news. Matt Suhey has passed away. Link. *
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A PSU running back great, and a class act. You were too young Matt RIP and prayers up for the Suhey family.
Not to derail my own thread, but does anyone know how to take someone off "ignore?" It says I have "creamery freak" on "ignore" but I've never purposely put him or anyone else on "ignore." It's a little scary to me that I could have put someone on ignore without even realizing it.
Former Bears FB Matt Suhey, member of 1985 championship team, dies at 68
Suhey played his entire 10-year career for the Bears and was one of their most reliable and beloved players of the 1980s.
chicago.suntimes.com
Chicago Bears Super Bowl Champion Fullback Matt Suhey Passes Away
The Chicago Bears fan-favorite passed away at the age of 68 today.
www.si.com
Oh, this is sad news. Penn State football royalty. Matt Suhey was a legend. His freshman year was 1976 when I first started following Penn State and my Dad had season tickets. He deserved a title in 1978.
My prayers go out to his family that they find peace, comfort and strength through this.
My prayers go out to his family that they find peace, comfort and strength through this.
A great Penn State player. I remember a Sports Illustrated article
on his recruitment along with the rest of that class. R.I.P. Matt.
on his recruitment along with the rest of that class. R.I.P. Matt.
I saw him play in Super Bowl XX in person with my dad. Watching that 85 Bears season and then the 86 Penn State season got me hooked as a football fan.
RIP Matt… I’m sure my dad is asking you for your autograph in the great beyond right about now.
RIP Matt… I’m sure my dad is asking you for your autograph in the great beyond right about now.
A real kick to the gut this morning.
Matt was a fraternity brother of mine, and a good buddy back in the day. He was a favorite player of my young nephew, and always took time to talk with him when he would come up for a game.
Matt was genuinely a good guy all around. Got along with everyone. Great sense of humor as well.
A real loss for not only our Penn State community, but for whoever knew him.
Prayers for his family.
Matt was a fraternity brother of mine, and a good buddy back in the day. He was a favorite player of my young nephew, and always took time to talk with him when he would come up for a game.
Matt was genuinely a good guy all around. Got along with everyone. Great sense of humor as well.
A real loss for not only our Penn State community, but for whoever knew him.
Prayers for his family.
Wow, sad news. He was the heart and soul of that first NC run.
He was my first favorite Penn State player when I was a kid.
Matt Suhey- Franco Harris- Steve Carlton I thought 32 was the coolest number
Damn, my favorite PSU player as a kid growing up, RIP
As we Penn State fans know very well....
- Matt Suhey scored a Bears TD in the "left side of the TV screen" end zone in the Super Bowl.
- We also know, without a doubt, that he broke the plane of that same goal line on that 3rd down play in the Jan. 1, 1979 Sugar Bowl!
- Matt Suhey scored a Bears TD in the "left side of the TV screen" end zone in the Super Bowl.
- We also know, without a doubt, that he broke the plane of that same goal line on that 3rd down play in the Jan. 1, 1979 Sugar Bowl!
Suhey was such an interesting "fullback" for Payton. He was in reality another Half back. He did the blocking like a FB, and he caught the ball like some of the better FBs but with the ball in his hands he was a Running Back. With Sweetness in the backfield, you would think that the Bears would have had a 255 lb. FB to block for Payton, but somehow Suhey was the perfect complement to Walter.
The Suhey family has to be considered one of the most Penn State Families ever.
RIP Matt.
The Suhey family has to be considered one of the most Penn State Families ever.
RIP Matt.
Sad to hear. PSU was not on TV as much duing his college days, but i remember him with the Bears.
That 1978 PSU team had a lot of talent.
That 1978 PSU team had a lot of talent.
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Sad news to hear....
A non-football fan friend of mine back in the day thought Suhey was Japanese. Matt Suhey ---> Matsui. Years go by and then there's an MLB played named Hideki Matsui. I'm guessing they weren't related.
A non-football fan friend of mine back in the day thought Suhey was Japanese. Matt Suhey ---> Matsui. Years go by and then there's an MLB played named Hideki Matsui. I'm guessing they weren't related.
Same graduating as me. This put things in perspective when you are the same age. I got to witness Suhey play football for 4 years and wrestle in IM’s. My HS class just had its 50 year reunion and we have lost 65 out of 465 members, most in the last 5 years. It’s eye opening for me as I don’t feel old, and now I wonder how many more of Suhey’s era teammates we will see pass away in the next few years.
I just remembered that 32 was my number as a DT on the Penndel Wildcats.
And great person. RIP.
My Dad and I loved watching Matt Suhey. I remember as a kid being at the games with my Dad and when we faced a crucial 3rd and short he would always say.."Cmon Joe give it to Suhey" and tell me Suhey should get the ball.
A key piece of Penn State football history has passed away. Thank you Matt for your dedication and loyalty to Penn State and for making my early Penn State football memories so special. You will be greatly missed. RIP.
A key piece of Penn State football history has passed away. Thank you Matt for your dedication and loyalty to Penn State and for making my early Penn State football memories so special. You will be greatly missed. RIP.
Bears' Super Bowl champion fullback Matt Suhey dies at 68
Matt Suhey, a fullback who helped Walter Payton and the Chicago Bears win the 1985 NFL championship, has died. He was 68.
www.espn.com
I've posted before how I long for the days of going to Penn State games back before all the games were televised and the game had such a better flow to it without all the television time outs and overbearing loudspeakers with loud music and someone telling you when to get loud as if we didn't already know. Back then the only sound effect was the Lion's roar and the sound of the Blue Band. Matt Suhey was part of those days I miss. RIP.
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