Don Matthews (born June 22, 1939 in Amesbury, Massachusetts) is a coach in the Canadian Football League, currently with the Montreal Alouettes organization. He is the winningest coach in the CFL with 199 wins. In 2004, Don Matthews became a Canadian citizen. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Amesbury is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th) - Land 20,317 km² - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue Canadienne de Football) is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... The Montreal Alouettes (French, Alouettes de Montréal) refers to a team in the Canadian Football League based in Montreal, Quebec. ...
Coaching Records
Don Matthews currently holds several coaching records:
He also has an additional 5 Grey Cup titles as defensive co-ordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos. Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ... The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ...
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Born in Massachusetts, DonMatthews is the winningest coach in CFL history (231 in regular season, 13 in the playoffs, and five in the Grey Cup) and the only coach to win the Grey Cup in four different decades.
Matthews spent one season as head coach of the Orlando Thunder of the WLAF and then returned to the CFL in 1991 to rebuild the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Matthews was named Coach of the Year for the fifth time at CFL Coach of the Year luncheon in Edmonton in January 2003.
Don developed his flying man quite independently of Martin Lester's Icarus, and was inspired by a photo he had seen of three men holding their coats while flying model aircraft.
At the Ballarat (Victoria) Kite Championships held in May, 1995, Don and a group of his friends flew several of his big barn doors, and Joyce was awarded the Grand Championship in recognition of her work.
In 1992 Don developed his "windmill kite", which is like a helicopter with 4 rotors.
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