The most loyal Michigan assistant coaches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct3Q7Lzvjwc
Legendary Michigan Football Offensive Line Coach Jerry Hanlon is interviewed by Jim Brandstatter in this 1982 Michigan Replay feature.
Hanlon stayed with Bo the entire time and was at Michigan from 1969 till 1991.
Some others....
Fred Jackson was here under four different head coaches from 1992 till 2014.
Mel Pearson under Red was here from 1988 till 2011.
Cliff Keen
Bill Frieder
Steve Fisher
Gary Moeller
Lloyd Carr
Moeller. He waited like 20 years for that HC gig.
Well, except for that short stint at Illinois. Which Bo famously never let the Illini forget.
forget about that.
Also, Les should be on that list too. He's been gone over 20 years and his office is still 50% Michigan gear.
They're off the list if they left once they GOT the head coaching job.
I don't blame them, but get Frieder off that list.
Les Miles
Erik Campbell was an assistant coach for 13 years from 94 to 07. Coached a lot of great WRs in his time too.
Now he's back on as recruiting director or w/e Singletary's job was.
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I wouldn't judge loyalty simply by tenure, because some assistant coaches are not desirable by other schools. If nobody wanted to poach say Fred Jackson, then him staying for so many years isn't as meaningful. Now, if he turned down multiple job offers, it's a different story.
Fred Jackson actually had more than a few offers to coach in the NFL, as late as the mid-2000s, but always stuck around because his family had put down roots in Ann Arbor.
I know he has not been here for long, but I would say Greg Mattison because he stood by the university and came back even though he could have just retired and been remembered as a defensive genius.
There's a lot of folks 'round about 1996 who would have told you this is a complete crock. Yep, he Prodigal Son'ed, but Mattison's first departure (for Notre Dame) wasn't exactly treated with universal acclaim.
with Bo---besides Tirrel Burton, I see Jerry Hanlon and Chuck Stobart in the front row, and Bill McCartney, Jack Harbaugh and Gary Moeller in the back row. Bo was a great head coach, and part of his greatness can be attributed to the fact that he expected---and got a lot---from his assistants. They, in turn, often had great success when they went off on their own as head coaches.