Dave Campo
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David Cross Campo (born July 18, 1947) is an American football coach and former player.
Campo is currently a consultant for the USC Trojans football team.
Campo served as the head coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) from 2000 to 2002, compiling a record of 15 wins and 33 losses.
He has also been an assistant coach for numerous NFL and college teams.
Early years
Campo attended Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton, Connecticut, where he lettered in football and baseball.
College career
Campo starred football and baseball in Central Connecticut State, where he lettered football and baseball. He played defensive back in football. He was a two-time All-East pick in baseball and was a shortstop.
Campo was given an honorary doctoral degree from his alma mater in 1999. Campo's is the only one named Doctor of Health and Physical Education out of more than 50 such degrees at CCSU.
Coaching career
Campo began his coaching career in 1971 at his alma mater, overseeing two seasons at Albany (1973); Pitt (1976); and Syracuse (1984–86).
Campo joined the University of Miami as a secondary coach under head coach Jimmy Johnson in 1987. He was a member of the 1987 National Championship in Miami and helped the Hurricanes reach a two-year record of 23–1. Safety Bennie Blades was the 1987 Thorpe Award winner before being chosen with the third pick in the NFL draft by the Detroit Lions.
Campo followed Johnson as a defensive assistant coach with the Dallas Cowboys in 1989 after two seasons with the Hurricanes. Campo became the defensive backs coach after Dick Nolan (a Landry holdover) left following the 1990 season and was a part of two Super Bowl championships (the 1992 and 1993 seasons). Campo was promoted to defensive coordinator after Butch Davis left the Cowboys to become the Miami Hurricanes' head coach following the 1994 season. The Cowboys captured the Super Bowl in his first season as defensive coordinator. Campo was named as the fifth head coach of the Cowboys after five seasons as defensive coordinator on January 26, 2000.
Chan Gailey was fired in 2000 after being promoted to head coaching of the Dallas Cowboys over candidates Joe Avezzano and Hudson Houck.
Campo's head coaching debut was marred by a flawless execution of a surprise on-side kick by the Philadelphia Eagles in the season opener's opener. The Cowboys lost Joey Galloway, a season-free agent trader, and quarterback Troy Aikman for several games due to a concussion later this season (Aikman will retire at the end of the season). The Cowboys lost 41–14 to the Eagles and then finished the season at 5–11.
After Aikman's retirement, the Cowboys again finished 5-11, but Campo was lauded for getting the most out of a less talented staff. However, Campo was harshly chastised after a Thanksgiving Day game against the Denver Broncos, when Dallas scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, leaving the score 26–16. Campo at first decided to go for two, which would restrict the lead to 8 points, but after a timeout, Dallas fell by 9 points and needed two possessions rather than one. Dallas was only able to score one more touchdown and lost 26-24.
Dallas was believed to have a lot more talent in 2002, including safety Roy Williams and receiver Antonio Bryant, as well as a more experienced starting quarterback in Quincy Carter. Campo's leadership on the team was highly praised on HBO's Hard Knocks in the preseason, and it was widely reported. In the Texans' first game, the Cowboys struggled in the season opener losing to the expansion Houston Texans in the Texans' first game. Dallas had a 5–7 record and led the San Francisco 49ers 27–24 with about 2 minutes to play. Campo, facing a fourth and a one at the 30-yard line, decided against a field goal attempt, despite the fact that a substantial amount of time was remaining in the game. The 49ers dominated the game after the attempt was halted and taking over at the 30th minute. Campo's squad was blown out of the next two games and finished 5-11 for the third straight season, after which he was suspended. He is the only Cowboys head coach to leave the team with a losing record. He is also the only coach in franchise history to have never had a winning season or coached a playoff game.
Campo was hired by the Cowboys as their secondary coach to replace Todd Bowles in January 2008, while under head coach Wade Phillips. After the 2011 season, he was not re-signed and was replaced with Jerome Henderson.
Campo was hired as the defensive coordinator by the Cleveland Browns in 2003 to replace Foge Fazio, while under new head coach Butch Davis, Campo's predecessor. Campo was fired after Davis resigned from the Browns, and his replacement, Romeo Crennel, was fired. Campo joined the Jacksonville Jaguars as assistant head coach, primarily with the secondary unit, under head coach Jack Del Rio.
Kansas head coach Charlie Weis hired Campo as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach on January 13, 2012. He stayed on after Weis was fired early in the 2014 season and was swapped for first with interim coach Clint Bowen and permanent head coach David Beaty. He left early in the 2015 season.
Campo had been recruited as a consultant at the University of Southern California (USC) in August 2018 to work closely with defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast. Campo had been away from football for the past two seasons, the first time since 1972 that he hadn't had a coaching career at the college or professional level.