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DeutschDon Sutherin
| Date of birth | February 29, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Empire, Ohio, U.S. |
| Date of death | January 11, 2022 (aged 85) |
| Place of death | Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | DB/K |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| US college | Ohio State |
| NFL draft | 1958 / round: 8 / pick: 94 |
| Drafted by | New York Giants |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1981 | Ottawa Rough Riders (Defensive Line) |
| 1982–1984 | Ottawa Rough Riders (Defensive Coordinator) |
| 1985–1990 | Edmonton Eskimos (Defensive Secondary Coach) |
| 1991 | Montreal Machine (Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs) |
| 1992–1993 | Calgary Stampeders (Defensive Backs) |
| 1994–1997 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Head Coach) |
| 1998–2002 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Defensive Coordinator) |
| As player | |
| 1958 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) |
| 1959 | New York Giants |
| 1959–1960 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1960–1966 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) |
| 1967–1969 | Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL) |
| 1970 | Toronto Argonauts (CFL) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| CFL All-Star | 1962, 1964, 1969 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969 |
| Career stats | |
| |
Don Paul "Suds" Sutherin[1] (February 29, 1936 – January 11, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back and placekicker in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1992).
Playing career
[edit]Sutherin played college football at Ohio State, and kicked the game-winning field goal in the 1958 Rose Bowl, giving Ohio State its third national championship. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the eighth round of the 1959 NFL draft and played in the NFL from 1959-1960 for the Giants and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Sutherin started his playing career with Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1958. After playing in the NFL, he returned to Hamilton in 1960, where he would play seven more seasons. He played for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1967–1969 and the Toronto Argonauts in 1970. For Hamilton, his highest number of interceptions was 11 in 1961, 8 in 1962, and 6 in 1964 and for Toronto, 10 in 1969, for a total of 58 interceptions and 3 touchdowns. He spent a total of 12 years as a player in the CFL and played in eight Grey Cups, winning four.
While with the Tiger-Cats, he was noted for being both a defensive back as well as a placekicker and he led the CFL in points for several years.
Sutherin was honoured on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Wall of Fame at Ivor Wynne Stadium on October 24, 2008.
Coaching career
[edit]After his playing career, Don Sutherin was an assistant coach with the Edmonton Eskimos from 1985 to 1990, the Calgary Stampeders from 1992 to 1994,[2] and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1994 to 2002. He was promoted to head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1994 and remained in that role until 1997.[3]
Personal life and death
[edit]Sutherin died from complications of COVID-19 in Canton, Ohio, on January 11, 2022, at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife, Nancy and their four daughters.[4][5]
CFL coaching record
[edit]| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| HAM | 1994 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 5th in East Division | - | - | Failed to Qualify | |
| HAM | 1995 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 4th in North Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in North Semi-Final | |
| HAM | 1996 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 3rd in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in East Semi-Final | |
| HAM | 1997 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 4th in East Division | - | - | Fired mid-season | |
| Total | 20 | 34 | 0 | .370 | 0 Division Championships | 0 | 2 | 0 Grey Cups | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Don Sutherin". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ "Stampeders Mourn the Death of Don Sutherin". January 11, 2022.
- ^ "TIGER-CATS HISTORY". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Terry (January 13, 2022). "Jones: Remembering Don Sutherin, one of the CFL greats". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Bill (January 11, 2022). "Don Sutherin, who kicked game-winning field goal for Ohio State in '58 Rose Bowl, has died". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Don Sutherin entry on the Canadian Football Hall of Fame website