Former CFLer David Knevel Takes Over as Football Coach at Pauline Johnson Collegiate

Article content originally published in the Brantford Expositor on March 26, 2026 by Brian Smiley

_{Former CFLer and Pauline Johnson Collegiate graduate David Knevel will be taking over the football head coaching job at the school for current coach John Macdonald, who is transitioning to a vice-principal role within the school board. Photo by Instagram - David Knevel /jpg, BR, apsmc}

From one CFLer to another, the Pauline Johnson Collegiate Thunderbirds football program seems poised to continue its excellence with its latest coaching change.

After current coach John Macdonald put his name into the vice-principal pool for the Grand Erie District School Board, the time commitment needed for that new opportunity dictated that the Thunderbirds would need a new coach.

Enter David Knevel, a Pauline Johnson Collegiate graduate and like Macdonald, a former CFL player.

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