Fred Campbell (basketball)

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Fred Campbell
Personal information
Born(1920-08-08)August 8, 1920
Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 2008(2008-12-03) (aged 88)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolHerrin (Herrin, Illinois)
CollegeSouthern Illinois (1940–1942)
PositionGuard
Career history
As player:
1946–1947Detroit Gems
1947–1949Detroit Vagabond Kings
1949–1950Detroit Mansfield
1949–1954Detroit Vagabond Kings
As coach:
1947Detroit Gems (interim HC)
1947–1948,
1949–1954		Detroit Vagabond Kings

Fred Gaines Campbell (August 8, 1920 – December 3, 2008) was an American professional basketball player and coach as well as minor league baseball player.[1][2][3] He played in the National Basketball League for the Detroit Gems and Detroit Vagabond Kings. While playing for the Gems he served as the head coach during the second half of the season after coach Joel Mason resigned.[4] In many seasons with the Vagabond Kings, except for the only one in which the franchise played in the NBL (the rest of the years they were independent), Campbell also served as a player-coach.[1] In two seasons as an NBL player, Campbell averaged 5.8 points per game.[2]

In baseball, he played for a number of minor league teams in New York and Texas.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Fred Campbell". Peach Basket Society. Blogspot. 9 March 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Fred Campbell NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Fred Campbell minor league statistics". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Marcus, Jeff (2003). Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 0-8108-4007-3.
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