23 Facts About Erik Campbell

John Erik Campbell was born on January 21,1966 and is an American gridiron football coach and former player.

Erik Campbell is currently the assistant wide receivers coach for the University of Michigan football team.

Erik Campbell has held coaching positions at the United States Naval Academy, Ball State University and Syracuse University, Michigan, the University of Iowa, and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

Erik Campbell was the assistant head coach at Michigan under Lloyd Carr from 2003 to 2007.

Erik Campbell is a native of Gary, Indiana, who played football and ran track at Gary's Theodore Roosevelt High School.

Erik Campbell was an all-state player in football and an All-American in track while in high school.

Erik Campbell has been inducted into both the Indiana High School Track and Field Hall of Fame and the Indiana High School Football Hall of Fame.

Erik Campbell attended the University of Michigan where he played for Bo Schembechler on the Michigan Wolverines football team from 1984 to 1987.

Erik Campbell started five games at free safety as a freshman in 1984.

Erik Campbell returned 14 punts in 1985 for 120 yards, an average of 8.6 yards per return.

Erik Campbell moved back to the defensive squad in 1986, starting 11 games at cornerback and two at free safety on a team that won the Big Ten Conference championship with a No 8 ranking in the final AP poll.

Erik Campbell totaled 98 tackles, five interceptions and 17 punt returns for 132 yards in four years at Michigan.

Erik Campbell graduated in 1988 with a bachelor of arts degree in general studies.

Erik Campbell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Michigan during the 1988 season.

Erik Campbell next accepted a position as an assistant coach at Navy, coaching the Midshipmen running backs from 1989 to 1990.

Erik Campbell held coaching positions at Ball State University and Syracuse.

In February 1995, Erik Campbell returned to his alma mater as an assistant football coach at Michigan.

Erik Campbell was a member of Michigan's coaching staff for 13 years from 1995 to 2007.

Erik Campbell was the team's assistant head coach from 2003 to 2007.

Erik Campbell set an NCAA record by coaching a 1,000-yard receiver for eight consecutive years from 1998 to 2005.

Erik Campbell coached Charles Woodson as a punt returner, and Steve Breaston set a Big Ten record with 1,599 career punt return yards with Campbell as his position coach.

In February 2008, Erik Campbell was hired by the University of Iowa as its wide receivers and tight ends coach.

In 2015, Erik Campbell joined the Michigan Wolverines football support staff as a football operations assistant under new head coach Jim Harbaugh.