Milt Campbell

Milt Campbell
No. 48
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born:(1933-12-09)December 9, 1933
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:November 2, 2012(2012-11-02) (aged 78)
Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Plainfield
College:Indiana
NFL draft:1957 / round: 5 / pick: 53
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:23
Rush attempts:7
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Decathlon
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Decathlon

Milton Gray Campbell (December 9, 1933 – November 2, 2012)[1] was an American decathlete of the 1950s. In 1956, he became the first African American to win the gold medal in the decathlon of the Summer Olympic Games.[2]

  1. ^ Lambert, Jim (November 3, 2012). "Milt Campbell, the greatest athlete in New Jersey history, dies at 78". NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Olympian Milt Campbell dies", ESPN.go.com, November 4, 2012. Accessed July 28, 2015.