FRISCO – The Dallas Cowboys ‘ recent re-hire of Mike Zimmer as defensive coordinator has a number of his former colleagues coming forward to share thoughts about Zimmer’s new role.
One former Cowboys head coach who is excited about Zimmer returning to Dallas is Dave Campo, who appeared on 105.3 The Fan to discuss the hire.
Campo and Zimmer go all the way back to 1981 where both were at Weber State, where Campo served as an assistant while Zimmer coached inside linebackers and defensive backs.
“The first thing I learned about Mike Zimmer at Weber State was he is very passionate about what he did and very outspoken and just a tough coach, which he has that reputation now throughout his career,” Campo said .
Campo said when Barry Switzer took over as head coach of the Cowboys in 1994, he was able to get Zimmer hired as assistant secondary coach before he was promoted to defensive coordinator when Campo took over as head coach in 2000.
“I loved him because he’s not a yes man. … He has his own ideas and he’s very transparent. Everyone knows what those ideas are, including the players, the head coach, whoever it is,” Campo continued.