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.
Education and playing career Campbell played college football as a fullback for UCLA from 1969 to 1973.
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.
Year Player GP YPG Yards TD 1985 Tony Cherry 11 91.5 1,006 9 1988 Derek Loville 12 100.2 1,202 13 1995 Ricky Whittle 12 85.1 1,021 12 1997 Saladin McCullough 12 111.9 1,343 9 1999 Reuben Droughns 12 102.8 1,234 9 2000 Maurice Morris 12 99.0 1,188 82001 Maurice Morris 2nd 12 87.4 1,049 9 Onterrio Smith 12 88.2 1,058 7 2002 Onterrio Smith 2nd 12 95.1 1,141 12 2004 Terrence Whitehead 12 97.2 1,166 6 2007 Jonathan Stewart 13 132.5 1,722 112008 Jeremiah Johnson 13 92.4 1,201 13 LeGarrette Blount 13 77.1 1,002 17 2009 LaMichael James 13 118.9 1,546 14 2010 LaMichael James 2nd 12 144.3 1,731 21 2011 LaMichael James 3rd 11 164.1 1,805 18 2012 Kenjon Barner 13 135.9 1,767 21 2013 Byron Marshall 12 86.5 1,038 14 2014 Royce Freeman 15 91 1,365 18 2015 Royce Freeman 2nd 13 141.23 1,836 17
Bold denotes school record†Season ongoing
Players in the NFL Campbell has coached 11 players that went on to play in the NFL.
No. Player Rookie year Round Pick Undrafted free agent First Team Current team 1Derek Loville 1990Not drafted Yes Seattle Seahawks Retired 2Dino Philyaw 1995 6 195 – New England Patriots Retired 3Ricky Whittle 1996 4 103 – New Orleans Saints Retired 4Reuben Droughns 2000 3 81 – Detroit Lions Retired 5Maurice Morris 2002 2 54 – Seattle Seahawks Retired 6Onterrio Smith 2003 4 105 – Minnesota Vikings Retired 7Jonathan Stewart 2008 1 13 –Carolina Panthers 8LeGarrette Blount 2010Not drafted Yes Tennessee Titans New England Patriots 9LaMichael James 2012 2 61 – San Francisco 49ers Free Agent10Kenjon Barner 2013 6 182 – Carolina Panthers Philadelphia Eagles 11De'Anthony Thomas 2014 4 124 –Kansas City ChiefsBaltimore Ravens
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