:David Matlin

{{short description|American sports administrator}}

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| name = David A. K. Matlin

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|11|16}}

| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

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| alma_mater = University of Michigan

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| admin_years1 = 1987–1993

| admin_team1 = Houston Astros (Director of Sales/Marketing Operations)

| admin_years2 = 1994–1999

| admin_team2 = Hawaii (Administrative Officer)

| admin_years3 = 2002–2008

| admin_team3 = Hawaii Bowl (Director of Operations)

| admin_years4 = 2008–2015

| admin_team4 = Hawaii Bowl (Executive Director)

| admin_years5 = 2015–2023

| admin_team5 = Hawaii

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David Alexander Kalakaua Matlin (born November 16, 1964) is an American former college sports administrator. Matlin was the director of athletics for the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 2015 until his retirement in 2023.{{cite news|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/12/18/editorial/name-in-the-news/david-matlin-uhs-new-athletic-director-comes-roaring-out-of-the-box/|title=David Matlin: UH’s new athletic director comes roaring out of the box|date=December 18, 2015|agency=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|author=Tangonan, Shannon|accessdate=April 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420140047/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/12/18/editorial/name-in-the-news/david-matlin-uhs-new-athletic-director-comes-roaring-out-of-the-box/|url-status=live|archivedate=April 20, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/03/26/sports/persistence-pays-for-matlin/|title=Persistence pays for Matlin|date=March 26, 2015|agency=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|author=Lewis, Ferd|accessdate=April 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135945/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/03/26/sports/persistence-pays-for-matlin/|url-status=live|archivedate=April 20, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/03/27/sports/matlin-sees-ad-job-as-daunting-humbling/|title=Matlin sees AD job as daunting, humbling|date=March 27, 2015|agency=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|author=Lewis, Ferd|accessdate=April 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135704/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/03/27/sports/matlin-sees-ad-job-as-daunting-humbling/|url-status=live|archivedate=April 20, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Tsai |first1=Stephen |title=David Matlin to retire in June as UH athletic director |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/05/hawaii-news/david-matlin-to-retire-in-june-as-uh-athletic-director/ |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |access-date=3 July 2023}} Prior to his appointment as athletic director at Hawaii, he previously served as Executive Director of the Hawaii Bowl from 2008 to 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/04/27/sports/matlin-begins-his-first-day-as-uh-manoa-athletic-director/|title=Matlin begins his first day as UH-Manoa athletic director|date=April 27, 2015|agency=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|author=Lewis, Ferd|accessdate=April 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135744/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/04/27/sports/matlin-begins-his-first-day-as-uh-manoa-athletic-director/|url-status=live|archivedate=April 20, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28612112/hawaii-bowl-executive-director-david-matlin-to-be-named-next-university-of-hawaii-athletic-director|title=David Matlin accepts job as UH Athletics Director|date=March 25, 2015|agency=KGMB|accessdate=April 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420202927/http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28612112/hawaii-bowl-executive-director-david-matlin-to-be-named-next-university-of-hawaii-athletic-director|url-status=live|archivedate=April 20, 2018}}{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2015/03/25/david-matlin-named-new-university-of-hawaii.html | title=David Matlin named new University of Hawaii athletic director | first=Lorin Eleni | last=Gill | work=American City Business Journals | date=March 25, 2015}} Matlin is the son of Lew Matlin, former general manager of the Hawaii Islanders baseball team.{{cite news|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/12/22/sports/lew-matlin-96-dies/|title=Lew Matlin, 96, dies|date=December 22, 2017|agency=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|accessdate=April 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420202913/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/12/22/sports/lew-matlin-96-dies/|url-status=live|archivedate=April 20, 2018}}{{cite news| url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/2015/04/the-new-face-of-university-of-hawaii-athletics.html | title=The new face of University of Hawaii athletics: David Matlin | first=Lorin Eleni | last=Gill | work=American City Business Journals | date=April 10, 2015}} Matlin graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in 1987. Matlin was named athletic director at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on March 25, 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/03/25/sports/matlin-named-uh-athletic-director/|title=Matlin named UH athletic director|date=March 25, 2015|agency=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|author1=Lewis, Ferd |author2=Reardon, Dave |author3=McInnis, Brian |accessdate=April 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135942/http://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/03/25/sports/matlin-named-uh-athletic-director/|url-status=live|archivedate=April 20, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.khon2.com/news/local-news/david-matlin-named-new-uh-athletics-director-2/1025828308|title=David Matlin named new UH athletics director|date=March 25, 2015|agency=KHON|author=Kuroiwa, Jared|accessdate=April 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420013436/http://www.khon2.com/news/local-news/david-matlin-named-new-uh-athletics-director-2/1025828308|url-status=dead|archivedate=April 20, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/35829492/matlin-says-uh-athletics-trending-in-the-right-direction|title=Matlin says UH athletics trending in the right direction|date=July 6, 2017|agency=KFVE|accessdate=April 19, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420135530/http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/35829492/matlin-says-uh-athletics-trending-in-the-right-direction|url-status=live|archivedate=April 20, 2018}}