Don Pellum

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Don Pellum
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Current position
TitleLinebackers coach
TeamUCLA
ConferencePac-12
Biographical details
Born (1962-01-26) January 26, 1962 (age 60)
Banning, California
Alma materOregon
Playing career
1980–1984Oregon
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1986Oregon (GA)
1987Willamette (DL)
1988–1989Oregon (RC)
1990–1992Cal (RC)
1993–1995Oregon (OLB)
1996Oregon (S)
1997–1998Oregon (LB)
1999Oregon (DL)
2000–2013Oregon (LB)
2014–2015Oregon (DC/ILB)
2016Oregon (LB)
2018–presentUCLA (LB)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1992Cal (Assistant Athletics Director for Student Services)

Don W. Pellum (born January 26, 1962) is an American football coach. He is currently the Linebackers coach for the UCLA Bruins football team.

Education and playing career[]

Pellum was a starting linebacker for Oregon under former head coach Rich Brooks. He earned a pair of undergraduate degrees in telecommunications and film as well as rhetoric and communications, from the University of Oregon in 1985. He also received a minor in sociology. Pellum proceeded to earn his masters in telecommunications and film the following year in addition to completing work toward his Ph.D.[1]

Coaching career[]

Pellum was a positions coach at the University of Oregon for 23 years; starting as a graduate assistant working with tight ends in 1985, and then coaching safeties and defensive lineman before serving as linebackers coach for 14 seasons.[2]

He had two breaks from Oregon, serving as defensive line coach, strength and conditioning director, and academic coordinator at Willamette University in 1987. From 1990 to 1992, Pellum was the recruiting coordinator at the University of California, as well as the assistant athletics director for student services at Berkeley in 1992 before returning again to the Ducks in 1993.[1]

On January 14, 2014, Pellum was named Oregon's defensive coordinator, replacing his former mentor Nick Aliotti.[3]

On January 4, 2016, following one of the worst defensive seasons in Oregon football history, Pellum was demoted to linebackers coach.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Don Pellum Named Ducks' Defensive Coordinator". goducks.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  2. ^ "Bio: Don Pellum". goducks.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  3. ^ Gemmell, Kevin (2014-01-14). "Don Pellum to be Oregon DC". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  4. ^ "Helfrich Announces Staff Changes". goducks.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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