Roe Campbell

Roe Campbell
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 12
Position	Quarterback/Fullback
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	January 4, 1900; Washington County, Tennessee
Died:	December 27, 1988 (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);

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[]

Roe Campbell at Find a Grave

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".
^ Volunteer Yearbook, 1921, p. 140
^ "Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.
^ "Announcement of Honors and Scholarships". The University of Tennessee Record. 25 (3): 27. 1922.
^ "Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Richmond Times Dispatch. December 10, 1922.
^ Bill Traughber (February 11, 2009). "VU/UT first met in 1922".

[1] Robert L. Wilson. "Blount County Campbells produce generations of visual artists".

[2] Volunteer Yearbook, 1921, p. 140

[3] "Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014.

[4] "Announcement of Honors and Scholarships". The University of Tennessee Record. 25 (3): 27. 1922.

[5] "Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Richmond Times Dispatch. December 10, 1922.

[6] Bill Traughber (February 11, 2009). "VU/UT first met in 1922".

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