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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | December 9, 1933 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | November 2, 2012 (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 | ||||||
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Representing the  United States
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1956 Melbourne | Decathlon |
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Olympian Milt Campbell dies", ESPN.go.com, November 4, 2012. Accessed July 28, 2015.