Rudolph G. "Bunky" Matthews (August 14, 1915 â September 28, 1976) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at BethuneâÂÂCookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida from 1946 to 1960, compiling a record of 83âÂÂ46âÂÂ6. He is widely credited as being the first football coach in the modern, competitive era of BethuneâÂÂCookman football history. Matthews was also the head basketball coach at BethuneâÂÂCookman from 1947 to 1956, tallying a mark of 90âÂÂ47.
Matthews died of a heart attack, on September 28, 1976.