DON SUTHERINSutherin, Donald PaulHeight: 5-11 Weight: 200 Born: February 29, 1936 Empire, OH Died: January 11, 2022 Canton, OH High School: Toronto (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Ohio State | |
| 1955 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1956 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1957 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| Draft: 8th round (94th overall) 1958 New York Giants |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Coaching Record |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1958 HAM IRFU | 22 | DB | 7 | |
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 21 | LS | 5 | 1 |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 20 | RS-K | 6 | 2 |
| 1959 Year (NFL)1959 Year NFL | 11 | 3 | ||
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 20 | DB | 4 | 1 |
| 1960 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1960 HAM IRFU | DB-K | 1 | ||
| 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1961 HAM CFL | 22 | CB | 14 | |
| 1962 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1962 HAM CFL | 22 | DB | 14 | |
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 22 | DB | 8 | |
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 22 | DB-K | 14 | |
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 22 | DB-K | 14 | |
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 23 | K-DB | 14 | |
| 1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL | 14 | LCB | 14 | |
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 14 | CB | 14 | |
| 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL | 14 | DB | 14 | |
| 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | 12 | DB | 5 | |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 15 | 4 | ||
| 12 Years (CFL)12 Years CFL | 133 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1958 | 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | |
| Released | 9/23/1958 | 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1958 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1958 HAM IRFU | |
| Released | 1958 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1958 HAM IRFU | |
| Signed | 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | |
| Released | 11/1/1959 | 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 11/6/1959 | 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1960 | 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 6/18/1960 | 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL |
| Released | 10/20/1960 | 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1960 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1960 HAM IRFU | |
| Traded | 1/31/1967 | 1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL |
| Released | 1970 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1970 OTT CFL | |
| Signed | 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | |
| Released | 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1962 Official All-CFL |
| 1964 Official All-CFL |
| 1969 Official All-CFL |
| 1992 CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1958 HAM IRFU | 23 | 62 | 2.7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1961 HAM CFL | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1962 HAM CFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1961 HAM CFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.9 | |
| 1962 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1962 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 3 | 15 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1958 HAM IRFU | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1961 HAM CFL | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1958 HAM IRFU | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1960 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1960 HAM IRFU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1961 HAM CFL | 11 | 150 | 13.6 | 56 | 0 |
| 1962 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1962 HAM CFL | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 45 | 0 |
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 36 | 0 |
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 32 | 0 |
| 1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 35 | 1 |
| 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL | 10 | 98 | 9.8 | 50 | 1 |
| 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 58 | 599 | 10.3 | 56 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1961 HAM CFL | 15 | 639 | 42.6 | 84 | 0 | - | ||||||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 44 | - | |||||||
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 13 | 502 | 38.6 | 50 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 30 | 1222 | 40.7 | 84 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Year (NFL)1959 Year NFL | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1961 HAM CFL | 14 | - | 81 | 5.8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1962 HAM CFL | 44 | - | 203 | 4.6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 18 | - | 68 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 57 | - | 274 | 4.8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 8 | - | 56 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 15 | - | 56 | 3.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL | 6 | - | 41 | 6.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 2 | - | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL | 3 | - | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 167 | 793 | 4.7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | OB | RET | RETY | TD | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1958 HAM IRFU | 22 | 1223 | 55.6 | - | ||||||
| 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1961 HAM CFL | 58 | 3414 | 58.9 | - | ||||||
| 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1963 HAM CFL | 35 | 2067 | 59.1 | - | ||||||
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 47 | 2722 | 57.9 | - | ||||||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 39 | 2242 | 57.5 | - | ||||||
| 1966 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1966 HAM CFL | 43 | 2574 | 59.9 | - | ||||||
| 1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL | 41 | 2343 | 57.1 | - | ||||||
| 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1968 OTT CFL | 63 | 3749 | 59.5 | - | ||||||
| 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1969 OTT CFL | 63 | 3686 | 58.5 | - | ||||||
| 1970 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1970 TOR CFL | 7 | 341 | 48.7 | - | ||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 418 | 24361 | 58.3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU)1958 HAM IRFU | 2 | - | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 Year (NFL)1959 Year NFL | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1961 HAM CFL | 1 | - | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 225 | 20.5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1959 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 Year (NFL)1959 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1964 HAM CFL | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1965 HAM CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1967 OTT CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
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