Don Sutherin

Don Sutherin
Don Sutherin
Date of birth: February 29, 1936 (1936-02-29) (age 75)
Place of birth: Empire, Ohio
Career information
Position(s): Defensive back
Placekicker
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 193 lb (88 kg)
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 1958 / Round: 8 / Pick: 94
Organizations
 As coach:
1985–1990
1990–1994
1994–1997
Edmonton Eskimos (Secondary Coach)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Defensive Coordinator)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Head Coach)
 As player:
1958
1959
1959-1960
1960-1966
1967-1969
1970
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)
Toronto Argonauts (CFL)
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969 (as a player)
  • Grey Cup champion (1987) (as a coach)
CFL All-Star: 1962, 1964, 1969
CFL East All-Star: 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969
Playing stats at NFL.com
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1992

Donald Paul "Suds" Sutherin[1] (born February 29, 1936 in Empire, Ohio) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) defensive back and placekicker. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1992).

Playing career

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.

He 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. 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 several years.

Sutherin was honoured on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Wall of Fame at Ivor Wynne Stadium on October 24, 2008.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Don Sutherin was an assistant coach with the Edmonton Eskimos from 1985 to 1990 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1990 to 1994. He was promoted to head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1994 and remained in that role until 1997.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Don Sutherin". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SUTHEDON01. Retrieved 4 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "TIGER-CATS HISTORY". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton Tiger-Cats. http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_history. Retrieved 4 October 2011.