William Roscoe Campbell (August 6, 1920 – October 28, 1974) was an
American football player who played five seasons in the
National Football League (NFL) with the
Chicago Cardinals and
New York Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 17th round of the
1943 NFL Draft
The 1943 National Football League Draft was held on April 8, 1943, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected running back Frank Sinkwich. This draft is the first NFL draf ...
. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at the
University of Oklahoma and attended
Pawhuska High School
Pawhuska ( osa, 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘 / hpahúska, ''meaning: "White Hair"'', iow, Paháhga) is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named after the 19th-century Osage chief, ''Paw-Hiu-Skah'', wh ...
in
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Pawhuska ( osa, 𐓄𐓘𐓢𐓶𐓮𐓤𐓘 / hpahúska, ''meaning: "White Hair"'', iow, Paháhga) is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named after the 19th-century Osage chief, ''Paw-Hiu-Skah'', wh ...
. Campbell was also a member of the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the
Western Interprovincial Football Union.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats*
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1920 births
1974 deaths
Players of American football from Oklahoma
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Chicago Cardinals players
New York Bulldogs players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
People from Pawhuska, Oklahoma