Background
Campbell was born on January 4, 1900 to Jefferson Davis Campbell and Louise Truin in a rural part of Washington County, Tennessee.
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. Campbell played quarterback and fullback for M. B. Banks"s Tennessee Volunteers from 1920 to 1924. He also played basketball at Utah. Football
= 1922 In 1922 he was awarded the Porter Cup as best all-around athlete at the He also received votes for All-Southern that year.
Basketball
= 1921-1922 He played in the first basketball meeting between Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Before Tennessee he went to, where he is a member of its sports hall of fame.