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.

Roe Campbell

Tennessee Volunteers – No. 12
Position	Quarterback/Fullback
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	(1900-01-04)January 4, 1900 Washington County, Tennessee
Died:	December 27, 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 88) Knoxville, Tennessee
Career history
College	Tusculum (c. 1919) Tennessee (1920–1924)
Career highlights and awards
All-Southern (1922) Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame Porter Cup (1922)

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

Roe Campbell at Find a Grave

Sources

• Mike Siroky (1982). Orange Lightning: Inside University of Tennessee Football. Leisure Press. pp. 7–17.

References