Rick Campbell is back with the Ottawa Redblacks.
Campbell was named OttawaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s special-teams co-ordinator Thursday. He served as the Redblacks first head coach from 2014-19, leading the franchise to a Grey Cup title in 2016 after being named the CFLB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s coach of the year the previous season.
Campbell, 54, spent the last four years with the B.C. Lions as head coach/co-general manager. He has compiled an 82-92-2 regular-season record as a CFL head coach.
A native of Spokane, Wash., Campbell has also served as an assistant with Edmonton, Winnipeg and Calgary. He has been a part of three Grey Cup-winning teams.
CampbellB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s father, Hugh, led Edmonton to six straight Grey Cup appearances (1977-82) as head coach, winning the last five. Hugh Campbell spent 33 seasons in the CFL as a player, coach, GM, president and CEO and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
When Rick Campbell won the Annis Stukus Trophy as the CFLB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s coach of the year, it marked the first time in league history that a father and son had claimed the honour. Hugh Campbell recorded the accomplishment in 1979.