Eddie Cameron

Eddie Cameron
Cameron in 1938
Biographical details
Born(1902-04-22)April 22, 1902
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 25, 1988(1988-11-25) (aged 86)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1923Washington and Lee
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1941Duke (assistant)
1942–1945Duke
Basketball
1924–1925Washington and Lee
1928–1942Duke
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1951–1972Duke
Head coaching record
Overall25–11–1 (football)
234–104 (basketball)
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 SoCon (1943–1945)

Basketball
3 SoCon (1938, 1941–1942)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1976 (profile)

Edmund McCullough Cameron (April 22, 1902 – November 25, 1988) was an American football and basketball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at Washington and Lee University for one season in 1924–25 and at Duke University from 1928 to 1942, compiling a career college basketball record of 234–104. Cameron was also the head football coach at Duke University from 1942 to 1945, tallying a mark of 25–11–1, and the athletic director at the school from 1951 to 1972. Cameron was part of Duke athletics from 1926 to 1972, the second longest tenure in the school's history. Duke's home basketball arena was renamed as Cameron Indoor Stadium in his honor in 1972.