On this edition of Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜MOJ on SportsÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™, host Bob Marjanovich talks with Rick Campbell, head coach of the B.C. Lions, who has been involved with the Canadian Football League (CFL) for over 20 years.
CampbellÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s father, Hugh, was a legendary CFL coach who led the Edmonton Eskimos to five Grey Cup championships, so football runs in his blood.
CampbellÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s coaching career began in 1999 as a defensive backs coach for the Calgary Stampeders. Over the years, he held various coaching positions with the Edmonton Eskimos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Calgary Stampeders. In 2014, he was named head coach of the expansion team Ottawa Redblacks, and in just his second season, he led them to their first-ever Grey Cup championship in 2016. This made him the first head coach in CFL history to lead an expansion team to a Grey Cup win in just their second season.
In 2019, Campbell took over as head coach of the BC Lions, where he has continued to make a positive impact on the team.
The Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜MOJÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ asked Campbell, what were the traits that he was looking for in his athletes.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜Number one is you have to have talent. If guys arenÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t talented enough, you canÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t win. But the thing that needs to be mixed in with the talent is character and some good people, throughout the building in the organization, whatever it is,Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ says Campbell.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜The thing I did learn from my dad is that every hiring matters, whether itÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s the assistant equipment guy or whoever it is on the team, they all matter. So, you really want to think things through and I think thatÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s what weÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™re trying to do here is keep stacking positive pieces.Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™
Campbell was asked about building winning organisation.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜ItÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s when you go through a tough time, if you go through a tough loss or you have a losing streak or whatever happens, thatÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s where you really find out if people will hang in. And, keep their head down and keep working and not point fingers and do all those things. If you got that, thatÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s where the magic happens.Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™
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