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Apr 27, 1918 Died on 03 May 2005 (aged 87)
American athletics coach
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About Don Canham
- Donald Burrell Canham (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.
