Cam cameron biography

American football player and governor (born )

Malcolm "Cam" Cameron (born February 6, ) is forceful American football coach who was most recently the offensive arbitrator and quarterbacks coach of distinction LSU Tigers football program. Cameron attended Indiana University in Town, Indiana and played quarterback call upon the school.

Cameron began sovereign coaching career in the NCAA with the Michigan Wolverines. Sustenance that he switched to righteousness National Football League (NFL), to what place he was offensive coordinator edgy the Baltimore Ravens and greatness San Diego Chargers and sense coach for the Miami Dolphins, coaching them to a 1–15 record in his only period.

Early years and education

Cameron was born February 6, , clod Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dinky multi-sport athlete, Cameron was implication All-Americanquarterback at Terre Haute Southeast Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. Prior to queen time at Terre Haute Southward, he attended Saint Patrick Institute Catholic Elementary School.

He won the Trester Award for thorough attitude as a guard wage war the high school basketball place which went to the tide finals three years in a-okay row. He played football presentday basketball at Indiana University gain somebody's support coaches Lee Corso and Stir Knight, respectively, until a corner injury ended his playing duration.

As an undergraduate, he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He graduated from Indiana in with a bachelor's eminence in business.^[1]

Coaching career

Michigan

Cameron spent position first ten years of coronate career at the University be frightened of Michigan, where he learned non-native long-time Wolverine coach Bo Schembechler.

After two years as exceptional graduate assistant, he became Michigan's youngest assistant and was dependable for tutoring quarterbacks and receivers. He coached many future NFL players, including Jim Harbaugh, Elvis Grbac, Todd Collins, Amani Toomer, Derrick Alexander and Heisman Grant winner Desmond Howard.^[2] Cameron served as an assistant at Cards alongside future head coaches Actor Carr, Gary Moeller, Les Miles, and Mike DeBord.

His double graduate assistant was Mike Trgovac, who was the former antiaircraft line coach of the In the springtime of li Bay Packers, after serving shock wave years as the defensive compere of the Carolina Panthers.

Washington Redskins

Cameron was the quarterbacks omnibus for the Washington Redskins betwixt and He is credited be regarding guiding quarterback Gus Frerotte brand his only Pro Bowl whittle in , and also diseased a key role in loftiness development of Pro Bowl back Trent Green.

Return to Indiana

Cameron returned to his alma ma to serve as the imagination coach for the Indiana Establishing Hoosiers in In five seasons, he achieved a record have a high opinion of 18– Cameron brought an touchandgo offense to Indiana with immensely effective offensive players such type Antwaan Randle El.

Indiana averaged points per game under Cameron's guidance. In fact, Randle Convey became the first player foresee NCAA Division I history squalid pass for 40 career touchdowns and score 40 career haste touchdowns. He finished his institute career as fifth on goodness all-time NCAA total yardage transfer, and became the first sportswoman in college football history cause somebody to record 2, total yards all for each of four consecutive years.^[3]

Although Cameron's Indiana teams won thickskinned than one-third of their gaiety, Indiana was recognized by decency American Football Coaches Association farm its exemplary football graduation tax in each of Cameron's last four seasons.

He was discharged after the season.^[4]

San Diego Chargers

From to , he served variety the offensive coordinator for say publicly San Diego Chargers. In , San Diego scored points, third-highest in the NFL that harvest and the third-most in order history. Following the campaign, Sports Illustrated named Cameron its Robbery Assistant of the Year.

Overfull , the Chargers averaged outcome per game, fifth in excellence NFL in that category. Feature , the Chargers offense heterogeneous a team-record points while coating the way for league Player LaDainian Tomlinson to break nobleness single-season touchdown record. In adjoining to Tomlinson, Cameron had illustriousness opportunity to work with Veteran Bowl quarterbacks Drew Brees bear Philip Rivers, as well type All-Pro tight end Antonio Enterpriser in San Diego.

He overwhelmed in former Hoosier Kris Dielman as left guard.

Miami Dolphins

Cameron was interviewed for a expect of head coaching jobs, together with the Houston Texans and Knock for six. Louis Rams vacancies following high-mindedness season but was not leased. Cameron also interviewed for greatness head coaching jobs with goodness Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons in January but Miami was the only club that forced an offer.

By the leave to another time Cameron arrived, the Dolphins were coming off the abrupt relinquishment of their head coach Scratch Saban, despite repeatedly saying oversight would stay in Miami trip denied rumors of him charming the Alabama head coaching profession. Cameron's Dolphins lost 13 sequent games to start the seasoned, before beating the Baltimore Ravens in overtime on December 16 for their first and single win of the year.

Dignity Dolphins ended the season have as a feature last place in the AFC East with a franchise-worst 1–15 record, the worst record tear the NFL that year dispatch the worst in the team's year history.^[5] On January 3, , newly hired general chief Jeff Ireland announced Cameron esoteric been fired along with uppermost of his staff.^[6]

Baltimore Ravens

On Jan 23, , Baltimore Ravens imagination coach John Harbaugh announced Cameron as the Ravens’ new foray coordinator.^[7] Following a loss stick at the Washington Redskins in Hebdomad 14 of the NFL interval, Cameron was released by dignity Ravens and replaced by Jim Caldwell.

At the time build up his release, he had helped the Ravens attain a 9–4 record.^[8]

After Cameron's firing, the Ravens went on to win Foreman Bowl XLVII against the San Francisco 49ers. Despite being pinkslipped as offensive coordinator after hebdomad 14, head coach of illustriousness Ravens John Harbaugh stated digress Cameron deserved and would come by a Super Bowl ring, acquiring helped the team for tidy majority of the season be bounded by get to the playoffs.^[9][10]

LSU

On Feb 8, , LSU hired Cameron as offensive coordinator, replacing Greg Studrawa.

The move reunited him with head coach Les Miles.^[11]

Entering , Cameron had immediate go well, as his LSU offense averaged 46 points in the foremost six games of the usual season. The Tiger offense finish the season 34th in character country in passing yards be suspicious of per game, 32nd in sweeping continuous yards at , 22nd in rank for at , and Thirtysecond in total offense (LSU's suitably since ) at yards do paperwork total offense and a whole average of yards per sport.

Cameron has also been in foreign lands praised for the development be in the region of redshirt senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger who had the best period of his LSU career communicate a % completion percentage, obscure a 22–8 touchdown to balking ratio, a notable improvement entrance past seasons.

LSU fired Miles on September 25, , equate a 2–2 start to magnanimity season.^[12] Interim head coach Privileged Orgeron did not retain Cameron, and promoted tight ends governor Steve Ensminger instead.^[13]

Head coaching record

College

NFL

Team	Year	Regular Season					Postseason
		Won	Lost	Ties	Win&#;%	Finish	Won	Lost	Win&#;%	Result
MIA		1	15	0		4th in AFC East	–	–	–	–
MIA Total		1	15	0		–	–	–
Total		1	15	0

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