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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | December 21, 1958||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Santa Teresa (San Jose, California) | ||||||||
College: | California | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1981 / round: 1 / pick: 6 | ||||||||
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Richard Delano Campbell (born December 21, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1984. He played college football for the California Golden Bears. He was selected in the first round of the 1981 NFL draft with the sixth overall pick.
Campbell was a highly touted recruit out of Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, California, and was Cal’s starting quarterback for his sophomore through senior seasons, 1978-1980.[1] He earned the highly-valued Joe Roth Award as a sophomore in 1978. Roth, who had helped recruit Campbell to Cal, was a quarterback for the Golden Bears in 1975 and 1976. Roth died of cancer in February 1977 just weeks after completing his 1976 season, and the annual award bearing his name goes to the Cal player who best exemplifies Roth's courage, sportsmanship and attitude.[2]