.jpg) Don Canham c. 1950 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1918 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 2005 (aged 87) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1940–1941 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | High jumper |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1968 | Michigan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1968–1988 | Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–13–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 Big Ten indoor (1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964) 4 Big Ten outdoor (1955, 1956, 1961, 1962) | |
Donald Burrell Canham[1] (April 27, 1918 – May 3, 2005) was a track and field athlete and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1988. There, he became nationally renowned for his ability to market and sell products bearing the name or logo of the school. In December 1968, he hired Bo Schembechler as head football coach, beginning a new era of success for Michigan's football program. The combination of Canham's aggressive marketing efforts and Schembechler's winning teams helped Michigan set many national attendance records at Michigan Stadium. Since 1975, the school has sold over 100,000 tickets for every home football game—a string of more than 200 contests.