Matt Bernstein (born December 26, 1982 in Scarsdale, New York) is a former American 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. He was known by Wisconsin fans as "The Hebrew Hammer."

Contents 1 College highlights 2 High school highlights 3 External links 4 References

[edit] College highlights

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• 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

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• 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

• Profile of Bernstein on Detroit Lions web site.
• Profile of Bernstein on National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame web site.
• Draft profile of Bernstein from Fox Sports.
• Video highlights of Bernstein.
• Trading card of Bernstein, 2006 Fleer Rookie Card #172 (Detroit Lions).
• "Leader of Edgemont High Team Runs Through the Competition", profile of Bernstein in New York Times, December 3, 2000, by Chuck Slater.
• "All work and mo' pray for Bernstein", profile of Bernstein in Chicago Sun-Times, August 16, 2005, by Herb Gould.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Former Badger gets taste of Israel", Jerusalem Post, December 29, 2006
2. ^ "Philadelphia Soul Sign FB's Matt Bernstein and George Layne - AFL", The Raw Feed, January 18, 2007
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "44 Matt Bernstein". DetroitLions.com. http://detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=391&season=8. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "Matt Bernstein Draft Profile". FoxSports.com. http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/draft/prospect?contentId=5527532&year=2006. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
5. ^ Profile of Bernstein on National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame web site.
6. ^ Badger Chalk Talk, Fall 2002, Volume 02, Issue 3.

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