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From a large family of limited means and education, Matthews quit high school in Amesbury after his senior season of football in 1956 and served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He returned home and earned his high school diploma and then on the advice of a teacher, ventured west in 1960 as a 21-year-old freshman to Moscow, Idaho. He walked-on at Idaho as a linebacker on the freshman team; he was awarded a scholarship by varsity head coach Skip Stahley after his first semester. He earned three letters and was a team captain in his senior season of 1963, when the Vandals, in their second year under Dee Andros, achieved their first winning season in a quarter century. Matthews graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in education in 1964.

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  • Don Matthews
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  • From a large family of limited means and education, Matthews quit high school in Amesbury after his senior season of football in 1956 and served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He returned home and earned his high school diploma and then on the advice of a teacher, ventured west in 1960 as a 21-year-old freshman to Moscow, Idaho. He walked-on at Idaho as a linebacker on the freshman team; he was awarded a scholarship by varsity head coach Skip Stahley after his first semester. He earned three letters and was a team captain in his senior season of 1963, when the Vandals, in their second year under Dee Andros, achieved their first winning season in a quarter century. Matthews graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in education in 1964.
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Birth Date
  • 1939-06-22(xsd:date)
player years
  • 1960(xsd:integer)
overall record
  • 231(xsd:integer)
CFHOF
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Name
  • Don Matthews
  • Matthews, Don
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Coach
  • yes
Player
  • yes
player teams
Birth Place
  • Amesbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Current Title
coach years
  • 1964(xsd:integer)
  • 1965(xsd:integer)
  • 1966(xsd:integer)
  • 1969(xsd:integer)
  • 1971(xsd:integer)
  • 1974(xsd:integer)
  • 1977(xsd:integer)
  • 1978(xsd:integer)
  • 1983(xsd:integer)
  • 1989(xsd:integer)
  • 1990(xsd:integer)
  • 1991(xsd:integer)
  • 1994(xsd:integer)
  • 1996(xsd:integer)
  • 1999(xsd:integer)
  • 2002(xsd:integer)
  • 2008(xsd:integer)
coaching records
  • 2(xsd:integer)
Awards
  • 1985199419951997(xsd:double)
  • *CFL Coach of the Year
Place of Birth
coach teams
Championships
  • Grey Cups : 73rd, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 90th
CFHOFYear
  • 2011(xsd:integer)
Date of Birth
  • 1939-06-22(xsd:date)
Short Description
  • Canadian football player and coach
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  • From a large family of limited means and education, Matthews quit high school in Amesbury after his senior season of football in 1956 and served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He returned home and earned his high school diploma and then on the advice of a teacher, ventured west in 1960 as a 21-year-old freshman to Moscow, Idaho. He walked-on at Idaho as a linebacker on the freshman team; he was awarded a scholarship by varsity head coach Skip Stahley after his first semester. He earned three letters and was a team captain in his senior season of 1963, when the Vandals, in their second year under Dee Andros, achieved their first winning season in a quarter century. Matthews graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in education in 1964.
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