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| Quarterback/Fullback | Graduate |
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| Date of birth: January 4, 1900 | |
| Place of birth: Washington County, Tennessee | |
| Career history | |
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| College(s): Tusculum (c. 1919) Tennessee (1920–1924) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
*All-Southern (1922)
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Lacy Roe Campbell (January 4, 1900 – December 27, 1988) was an American football and basketball player for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee.
Early years[]
Campbell was born on January 4, 1900 to Jefferson Davis Campbell and Louise Truin in a rural part of Washington County, Tennessee. His mother was the daughter of Swiss immigrants and an avid painter.[1]
Tusculum College[]
Before Tennessee he went to Tusculum College,[2] where he is a member of its sports hall of fame.[3]
University of Tennessee[]
Campbell played quarterback and fullback for M. B. Banks's Tennessee Volunteers from 1920 to 1924. He also played basketball at UT.
Football[]
1921[]
In 1921, he spearheaded the first touchdown drive of Tennessee's first ever victory over the Mississippi A&M Aggies in a 14 to 7 win in Memphis.
1922[]
In 1922 he was awarded the Porter Cup as best all-around athlete at the University of Tennessee.[4] He also received votes for All-Southern that year.[5]
Basketball[]
1921-22[]
He played in the first basketball meeting between Tennessee and Vanderbilt.[6]
External links[]
Sources[]
- Mike Siroky (1982). Orange Lightning: Inside University of Tennessee Football. Leisure Press. pp. 7–17.
References[]
- ↑ Robert L. Wilson. "Blount County Campbells produce generations of visual artists". http://www.knoxnews.com/knoxville/life/art-in-the-family.
- ↑ Volunteer Yearbook, 1921, p. 140
- ↑ "Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008203624/http://www.tusculumpioneers.com/page.asp?articleID=1574.
- ↑ "Announcement of Honors and Scholarships". The University of Tennessee Record 25 (3): 27. https://books.google.com/books?id=oF3OAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=&source=bl&ots=IPPKYYtqoe&sig=8xPLtV--A31TApGA1L9oDa2xxrg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gy4-VK35CcTKggTD7IHgCA&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Richmond Times Dispatch. December 10, 1922. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1922-12-10/ed-1/seq-61/#date1=1836&index=12&rows=20&words=All+All-Southern+football+Southern&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=%22all+southern%22+football&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1.
- ↑ Bill Traughber (February 11, 2009). "VU/UT first met in 1922". http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021109aac.html.
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