EXECUTIVE CAREER
HEAD COACH 1977-1982
GENERAL MANAGER 1986-1997
PRESIDENT & CEO 1997-2006

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION (PLAYER) 1966, 1967, 1969
GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS (PLAYER) 1966

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION (COACH) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
GREY CUP WINNING TEAM (COACH) 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

GREY CUP PARTICIPATION (EXECUTIVE) 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2005
GREY CUP WINNING TEAM (EXECUTIVE) 1987, 1993, 2003, 2005

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL PLAYING CAREER WITH THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS, HUGH CAMPBELL BECAME THE EDMONTON ESKIMO'S HEAD COACH IN 1977. HE COACHED THE ESKIMOS TO SIX STRAIGHT FIRST-PLACE FINISHES IN THE WESTERN DIVISION, SIX GREY CUP APPERENCES IN A ROW AND FIVE GREY CUP WINS IN A ROW, ALL CFL RECORDS AT THE TIME. HIS REGULAR SEASON COACHING RECORD OF 70 WINS, 21 LOSSES, AND FIVE TIES WAS THE BEST PERCENTAGE IN LEAGUE HISTORY AT THE TIME OF HIS RETIRMENT.

CAMPBELL WAS INVOLVED IN THE CFL FOR 33 SEASONS AS A PLAYER, COACH, GENERAL MANAGER,  PRESIDENT AND CEO. HE WAS VERY ACTIVE OVER THE YEARS CONTINUALLY SUPPORTING THE CFL RULES WHICH MAKE FOR A WIDE OPEN FASTER GAME. HE HAS ALSO BEEN A LEADER IN IMPROVING AREAS SUCH AS COACHES PENSIONS, PLAYERS PENSIONS, SAFETY, PER DIEMS, AND HEALTH.

HUGH CAMPBELL IS A MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY HALL OF FAME, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON HALL OF FAME, WHITWORTH HALL OF FAME, ALBERTA SPORTS HALL OF FAME, EDMONTON ESKIMOS’ WALL OF HONOUR, AND THE SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS’ PLAZA OF HONOUR. 

INDUCTED 2000 – BUILDER

Class of 2000 Danny Bass, Grover Covington, James Murphy, Dave Raimey