Thomas J. Campbell (American football)

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]

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

Campbell married Mildred Bell in 1920 in New York.

Coaching career

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In 1916 and 1919, Campbell served as the head coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he compiled a 9–7–1 record. From 1917 to 1918, he served in the military during World War I while North Carolina's football program was suspended. In 1922, Campbell coached at the University of Virginia, tallying a mark of 4–4–1.

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Bowdoin Polar Bears () (1915)
1915 Bowdoin 3–5
Bowdoin: 3–5
North Carolina Tar Heels (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1919)
1916 North Carolina 5–4 3–1 T–5th
1917 No team—World War I
1918 No team—World War I
1919 North Carolina 4–3–1 3–1 T–3rd
North Carolina: 9–7–1 6–2
Virginia Orange and Blue (Southern Conference) (1922)
1922 Virginia 4–4–1 1–1–1 9th
Virginia: 4–4–1 1–1–1
Total: 16–16–2

References

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  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  .
  3. ^ "Media Center: Harvard Crimson Football All-Time Letterwinners". Harvard University. Retrieved April 13, 2012.