Matt was almost 16 years old when he and the entire community was rocked by the Junior Varsity football team’s bus accident in 1971.
The 1971 football team dedicated the rest of our season to their fallen coach and team mates.
Matt was born and raised in Gunnison County and graduated from Gunnison High School in 1973. He is married to Denai, and they have raised raised 3 children, Mandy, Nicole, and Matthew in the Gunnison Valley.