American football and basketball coach (1915–1976)
Bunky Matthews
Biographical details
Born
(1915-08-14)August 14, 1915
Died
September 28, 1976(1976-09-28) (aged 61) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater
Columbia
Playing career
Football
c. 1935
Bethune–Cookman
c. 1937
Morehouse
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1944–1945
Edward Waters
1946–1960
Bethune–Cookman
Basketball
1947–1956
Bethune–Cookman
Head coaching record
Overall
87–54–6 (football) 90–47 (basketball)
Bowls
3–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 2 SEAC (1947, 1949) 1 SIAC (1952)
Rudolph G. "Bunky" Matthews (August 14, 1915 – September 28, 1976) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Bethune–Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1946 to 1960, compiling a record of 83–46–6.[2] He is widely credited as being the first football coach in the modern, competitive era of Bethune–Cookman football history.[3]
Matthews was also the head basketball coach at Bethune–Cookman from 1947 to 1956, tallying a mark of 90–47.[4]
Matthews died of a heart attack, on September 28, 1976.[5]
^"B-CU Mourns death of former quarterback, football and basketball coach". Daytona Times. June 11, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Football Coaching Staff" (PDF). Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Bethune-Cookman inducts 20 into Inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame". HBCU Sports. October 16, 2000. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Bethune-Cookman Men's Basketball All-Time Head Coaches" (PDF). Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
^"Rudolph Matthews, Commissioner, Dies". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. September 30, 1976. p. 3. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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