Don Sutherin

Donald Paul "Suds" Sutherin (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.

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.

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 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, 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.

Personal life and death 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.

CFL coaching record Team Year Regular season PostseasonWonLostTiesWin %Finish Won Lost ResultHAM1994390.250 5th in East Division - - Failed to QualifyHAM19958100.444 4th in North Division 0 1 Lost in North Semi-FinalHAM19968100.444 3rd in East Division 0 1 Lost in East Semi-FinalHAM1997150.167 4th in East Division - - Fired mid-seasonTotal20340.3700 DivisionChampionships 0 2 0 Grey Cups