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Matt Bernstein (born 1982-12-26 in Scarsdale, New York) was a football standout at University of Wisconsin-Madison, was recently waived by the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League after a stint in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions.[1][2] Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Was known by Wisconsin fans as "The Hebrew Hammer." Matt is the older brother of Alex (15 months) and Ben (3 years).
[edit] College highlights
- Produced 53 touchdown-resulting blocks for a ground game that totaled 71 rushing touchdowns during his first three seasons at Wisconsin.[3]
- Averaged 10 knockdown blocks per game and made 11 touchdown resulting blocks as a pass protector.[4]
- Preseason All-American and All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report as a senior.[3]
- Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.[5]
- Started every game as a junior and finished third on the team with a career-high 300 rushing yards and a touchdown.[3]
- Played in every game in 2003 as a sophomore and emerged as the starting fullback.[3]
- Elroy Hirsch Football Scholarship.[6]
- Academic All-Big Ten Conference selection as a redshirt freshman.[3]
- Signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent.[3]
[edit] High school highlights
- Two-time Class C Player of the Year selection at Edgemont High School in New York.[4]
- Played fullback and linebacker.[3]
- Rushed for 1,885 yards and 25 scores as a junior.[4]
- Added 37 touchdowns and 2,002 yards on the ground and made 108 tackles with seven forced fumbles as a senior, earning the prep version of the Heisman Trophy for that performance.[4]
- Finished his career ranked third all-time in New York prep annals in scoring with 504 points.[3]
- Con Edison Scholar-Athlete[3]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Former Badger gets taste of Israel", Jerusalem Post, December 29, 2006
- ^ "Philadelphia Soul Sign FB's Matt Bernstein and George Layne - AFL", The Raw Feed, January 18, 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 44 Matt Bernstein. DetroitLions.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ a b c d Matt Bernstein Draft Profile. FoxSports.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ Profile of Bernstein on National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame web site.
- ^ Badger Chalk Talk, Fall 2002, Volume 02, Issue 3.
