About Bunky Matthews
Lived 1915 – 1976 (aged 61). Bunky Matthews was a basketball coach and coach.
Rudolph G. "Bunky" Matthews (August 14, 1915 – September 28, 1976) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bethune–Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1946 to 1960, compiling a record of 83–46–6. He is widely credited as being the first football coach in the modern, competitive era of Bethune–Cookman football history. Matthews was also the head basketball coach at Bethune–Cookman from 1947 to 1956, tallying a mark of 90–47.
Matthews died of a heart attack, on September 28, 1976.
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Who was Bunky Matthews?
American football and basketball coach (1915–1976)
When was Bunky Matthews born?
Bunky Matthews was born on 14 August 1915.
When did Bunky Matthews die?
Bunky Matthews died on 28 September 1976 in Daytona Beach.
What was Bunky Matthews's occupation?
Bunky Matthews was a basketball coach and coach.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bunky Matthews. https://biography.guide/bunky-matthews/
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