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Don Matthews (b. June 22 1939, Amesbury, Massachusetts) was a head coach in the Canadian Football League.

Matthews was formerly head coach of the CFL's British Columbia Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Baltimore Stallions, Edmonton Eskimos, Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes from whom he stepped down on October 4 2006 for health reasons. He was also head coach of the Orlando Thunder of the World League of American Football.

He is the winningest coach in the CFL with 231 wins. In 2004, Don Matthews became a Canadian citizen. He has 3 sons and 6 grandchildren.

Coaching Records

Don Matthews currently holds several coaching records:

All time regular season wins, Coach (231)
All time First-Place finishes (9)
Most Grey Cup appearances (9)
Most Grey Cup wins (5 - tied)

He also has an additional 5 Grey Cup titles as defensive co-ordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos.

Coaching History

1977 Edmonton Eskimos - Linebackers coach
1978 Edmonton Eskimos - Defensive co-ordinator
1979 Edmonton Eskimos - Defensive co-ordinator
1980 Edmonton Eskimos - Defensive co-ordinator
1981 Edmonton Eskimos - Defensive co-ordinator
1982 Edmonton Eskimos - Defensive co-ordinator
1983 B.C. Lions - Coach
1984 B.C. Lions - Coach
1985 B.C. Lions - Coach
1986 B.C. Lions - Coach
1987 B.C. Lions - Coach (released mid-season)
1989 Edmonton Eskimos - Defensive co-ordinator
1990 Toronto Argonauts - Coach
1991 Orlando Thunder, World League of American Football - Coach
1991 Saskatchewan Roughriders - Coach (mid-season appointment)
1992 Saskatchewan Roughriders - Coach
1993 Saskatchewan Roughriders - Coach
1994 Baltimore Stallions - Coach
1995 Baltimore Stallions - Coach
1996 Toronto Argonauts - Coach
1997 Toronto Argonauts - Coach
1998 Toronto Argonauts - Coach
1999 Edmonton Eskimos - Coach
2000 Edmonton Eskimos - Coach
2002 Montreal Alouettes - Coach
2003 Montreal Alouettes - Coach
2004 Montreal Alouettes - Coach
2005 Montreal Alouettes - Coach
2006 Montreal Alouettes - Coach, stepped down on October 4, 2006

External links

The Official Site of the Montreal Alouettes

Preceded by ????	B.C. Lions Head Coaches 1983–1987	Succeeded by Larry Donovan
Preceded by Bob O'Billovich	Toronto Argonauts Head Coaches 1990	Succeeded by Adam Rita
Preceded by first coach	Orlando Thunder Head Coaches 1991	Succeeded by Galen Hall
Preceded by John Gregory	Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coaches 1991–1993	Succeeded by Ray Jauch
Preceded by first coach	Baltimore Stallions Head Coaches 1994–1995	Succeeded by last coach
Preceded by Bob O'Billovich	Toronto Argonauts Head Coaches 1996–1998	Succeeded by Jim Barker
Preceded by Kay Stephenson	Edmonton Eskimos Head Coaches 1999–2000	Succeeded by Tom Higgins
Preceded by Jim Popp	Montreal Alouettes Head Coaches 2002–-2006	Succeeded by Jim Popp

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