Thomas J. Campbell (American football)

Thomas J. Campbell
Campbell pictured in Yackety Yack 1917, UNC yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1886-10-27)October 27, 1886
Gardner, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 28, 1972(1972-02-28) (aged 85)
South Natick, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1910–1911Harvard
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1912Morristown HS (NJ)
1913–1914Harvard (assistant)
1915Bowdoin
1916–1919North Carolina
1922Virginia
1923–1924Harvard (freshmen)
Head coaching record
Overall16–16–2 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Thomas Joseph Campbell (October 27, 1886 – February 28, 1972)[1][2] was an American banker and football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Bowdoin College in 1915, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1916 to 1919, and at the University of Virginia in 1922, compiling a career college football record of 16–16–2. Campbell played football at Harvard University, from which he graduated in 1912.[3]

Campbell married Mildred Bell in 1920 in New York.

  1. ^ "Harvard College: Class of 1912, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Report. Sixth Report, June 1937". 1937.
  2. ^ "Thomas J. Campbell . . . former Middlesex County Bank VP". The Lowell Sun. Lowell, Massachusetts. March 1, 1972. p. 42. Retrieved September 14, 2016 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football All-Time Letterwinners". Harvard University. Retrieved April 13, 2012.