| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Defensive back •Kicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1936-02-29)February 29, 1936 Empire, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 11, 2022(2022-01-11) (aged 85) Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Ohio State |
| NFL draft | 1958: 8th round, 94th overall pick |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1958 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1959 | New York Giants |
| 1959–1960 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1960–1966 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1967–1969 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1970 | Toronto Argonauts |
Coaching | |
| 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) |
| Awards and highlights | |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1992) | |
Donald Paul "Suds" Sutherin[1] (February 29, 1936 – January 11, 2022) was an American professionalfootball player who was adefensive back andplacekicker in theCanadian Football League (CFL) andNational Football League (NFL). He is a member of theCanadian Football Hall of Fame (1992).
Sutherin played college football atOhio State, and kicked the game-winning field goal in the1958 Rose Bowl, giving Ohio State its third national championship. He wasdrafted by theNew York Giants in the eighth round of the1959 NFL draft and played in the NFL from 1959-1960 for the Giants and thePittsburgh Steelers.
Sutherin started his playing career withHamilton 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 theOttawa Rough Riders from 1967–1969 and theToronto 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 eightGrey 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 atIvor Wynne Stadium on October 24, 2008.
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]
Sutherin died from complications ofCOVID-19 inCanton, Ohio, on January 11, 2022, at the age of 85. He was survived by his wife, Nancy and their four daughters.[4][5]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||