Matt Suhey, fullback on 1985 Bears championship team, dies at 68
Matt Suhey, the 1980s Chicago Bears fullback and longtime lead blocker for Walter Payton, scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX and was a durable, versatile contributor for a dominant Bears run, dying at 68. His death, confirmed by the Bears and reported across outlets, marks the passing of a key figure on the 1985 championship team who helped define the era with 2,946 rushing yards and 260 receptions in a Bears career spanning 1980–89.
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About Matt Suhey
Matthew Jerome Suhey was an American professional football player who was a fullback for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Suhey won a Super Bowl as a member of the 1985 Bears while scoring a touchdown in the game and was named to the Pennsylvania Football All-Century Team.
Everything about Matt Suhey →- Occupation
- American football player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 7, 1958
- Died
- September 6, 2026