Gary Campbell (American football coach)

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Gary Campbell
Biographical details
Born (1951-02-15) February 15, 1951 (age 73)
Ennis, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater UCLA
Playing career
1969–1973 UCLA
Position(s) Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1978 UCLA (GA)
1979–1980 Southern (RB)
1981 Howard (RB)
1982 Pacific (RB)
1983–2016 Oregon (RB)

Gary Campbell (born February 15, 1951) is a former American football player and coach. He is the former running backs coach for the University of Oregon football team. [1] >

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Education and playing career

Campbell played college football as a fullback for UCLA from 1969 to 1973. [1]

Coaching career

1,000-yard rushers

Campbell has coached 19 players to 1,000-rushing-yard seasons; three players have done it twice, and LaMichael James did it three times, despite being suspended for the first game of his sophomore year, and missing two games due to injury in his junior year. 2001 and 2008 mark seasons when Oregon had two 1,000 yard rushers in the same season.

YearPlayerGPYPGYardsTD
1985 Tony Cherry 1191.51,0069
1988 Derek Loville 12100.21,20213
1995 Ricky Whittle 1285.11,02112
1997 Saladin McCullough12111.91,3439
1999 Reuben Droughns 12102.81,2349
2000 Maurice Morris 1299.01,1888
2001 Maurice Morris 2nd1287.41,0499
Onterrio Smith 1288.21,0587
2002 Onterrio Smith 2nd1295.11,14112
2004 Terrence Whitehead 1297.21,1666
2007 Jonathan Stewart 13132.51,72211
2008 Jeremiah Johnson 1392.41,20113
LeGarrette Blount 1377.11,00217
2009 LaMichael James 13118.91,54614
2010 LaMichael James 2nd12144.31,73121
2011 LaMichael James 3rd11164.11,80518
2012 Kenjon Barner 13135.91,76721
2013 Byron Marshall 1286.51,03814
2014 Royce Freeman 15911,36518
2015 Royce Freeman 2nd13141.231,83617

Bold denotes school record
†Season ongoing

Players in the NFL

Campbell has coached 11 players that went on to play in the NFL.

No.PlayerRookie yearRoundPickUndrafted free agentFirst TeamCurrent team
1 Derek Loville 1990 Not draftedYes Seattle Seahawks Retired
2 Dino Philyaw 1995 6195 New England Patriots Retired
3 Ricky Whittle 1996 4103 New Orleans Saints Retired
4 Reuben Droughns 2000 381 Detroit Lions Retired
5 Maurice Morris 2002 254 Seattle Seahawks Retired
6 Onterrio Smith 2003 4105 Minnesota Vikings Retired
7 Jonathan Stewart 2008 113 Carolina Panthers
8 LeGarrette Blount 2010 Not draftedYes Tennessee Titans New England Patriots
9 LaMichael James 2012 261 San Francisco 49ers Free Agent
10 Kenjon Barner 2013 6182 Carolina Panthers Philadelphia Eagles
11 De'Anthony Thomas 2014 4124 Kansas City Chiefs Baltimore Ravens

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gary Campbell". Oregon Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2014.