Son of Frederick and Mary Campbell. He was an all-star athlete throughout high school and college. He attended Swathmore High School and graduated from Duke University. At Duke, he was a two-way starter on the Orange Bowl Championship Football Team of 1954, was captain of the wrestling team and threw the shot put on varsity track; earning a total of nine letters at Duke. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He entered Officer's Candidate School and became a 1st Lieutenant stationed at Quantico and Camp Lejeune. He served as a platoon leader in the Elite Recon for 3 1/2 years. In 1956, he married Barbara Ann Mullin in Philadelphia. They raised their four children in Old Greenwich, CT. He earned his MBA from NYU and worked in advertising in New York in his early career. In the 1970's, he was a Vice-President of the National Basketball Association and Head of NBA Properties. Following his career with the NBA, he started a sports marketing firm called Campbell Associates. His company was responsible for attracting corporate sponsorship to amateur athletics. In the mid 1990's, he and Barbara retired to Skidaway Island in Savannah. During their retirement, he was inducted into three different Halls of Fame including the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame in 2012. He leaves his wife, Barbara; children, Debbie Garwood, Cookie Werner, Cheryl Carroll, and Greg Campbell; sister, Virginia Melhado; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Son of Frederick and Mary Campbell. He was an all-star athlete throughout high school and college. He attended Swathmore High School and graduated from Duke University. At Duke, he was a two-way starter on the Orange Bowl Championship Football Team of 1954, was captain of the wrestling team and threw the shot put on varsity track; earning a total of nine letters at Duke. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He entered Officer's Candidate School and became a 1st Lieutenant stationed at Quantico and Camp Lejeune. He served as a platoon leader in the Elite Recon for 3 1/2 years. In 1956, he married Barbara Ann Mullin in Philadelphia. They raised their four children in Old Greenwich, CT. He earned his MBA from NYU and worked in advertising in New York in his early career. In the 1970's, he was a Vice-President of the National Basketball Association and Head of NBA Properties. Following his career with the NBA, he started a sports marketing firm called Campbell Associates. His company was responsible for attracting corporate sponsorship to amateur athletics. In the mid 1990's, he and Barbara retired to Skidaway Island in Savannah. During their retirement, he was inducted into three different Halls of Fame including the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame in 2012. He leaves his wife, Barbara; children, Debbie Garwood, Cookie Werner, Cheryl Carroll, and Greg Campbell; sister, Virginia Melhado; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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