His son Clay became head of a long family line of standout National Football League (NFL) players.
With the onset of World War I, he enlisted in the United States Army, where he began boxing.
After the war, he returned to baseball for the 1922 season and briefly pursued a career as a stock market telegrapher.
[2][3] Matthews was part of the inaugural class of inductees into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977.
Conference tournament champion No records are available for Matthews' tenure as track and field coach at The Citadel.