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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | May 8, 1955||||||
Died: | July 9, 2023 Eustis, Florida, U.S. | (aged 68)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 254 lb (115 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Salesianum (DE) | ||||||
College: | Maryland | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 1 / pick: 7 | ||||||
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Joseph Patrick Campbell (May 8, 1955 – July 9, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 through 1981 for the New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. In 1992, Campbell was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.[1] Campbell also taught physical education at Ambassador University (TX) in the 1990s.[2]
Campbell was found dead of an apparent heart attack while hiking in Eustis, Florida, on July 9, 2023. He was 68.[3][4]