Don Sweet

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Don Sweet
Date of birth:	July 13, 1948
Place of birth:	Vancouver, British Columbia
Career information
Position(s):	Placekicker
College:	Washington State University
Organizations
As player:
1972-1981 1982-1984 1985	Montreal Alouettes Montreal Concordes Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Don Sweet, (born July 13, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia), was a star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.

Sweet graduated from Washington State University in 1971. He was a Pacific 10 Conference all star kicker in 1971. Perhaps his greatest moment happened when WSU upset defending conference champions Stanford 24 to 23 in 1971. His 27 yard game winning field scored with no time left on the game clock. Interestingly, Sweet had never played football before he tried out for his university team.

In 1972 he began a successful 13 year career with Montreal, second longest in team history. He played with the Alouettes until 1981 and with the Concordes three more years.

He played 185 regular season games, scoring a team record 1,342 points, including 312 field goals and 325 converts. His most points was in 1976, with 141, and he was an all star in 1977, 1978 and 1979.

Perhaps his greatest fame came in the ultimate CFL limelight, the Grey Cup. He played in 5 games with the Alouettes, winning in 1974 and 1977 and losing in 1975, 1978 and 1979. He scored 61 total points, and his best game was the 1977 Ice Bowl, when he scored a record 23 points and kicked a record 6 field goals. He won the Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian awards three times, in 1974, 1977 and 1979.

Sweet traveled from the heights of glory with the Alouettes to the basement as a member of the newly franchised Concordes. He played 48 games over three years, including the dreadful 1982 season, with 2 wins and 14 losses.

After retirement Sweet returned to British Columbia and is now a teacher in Mission, B.C.

Preceded by Garry Lefebvre Tony Gabriel Angelo Santucci

Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian 1974 1977 1979

Succeeded by Dave Cutler Angelo Santucci Dale Potter