Eagle Coaching Legend Dick Campbell Passes Away

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Eagle Coaching Legend Dick Campbell Passes Away
Campbell led the Eagles to 25 wins a year from '58-'67
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June 9, 2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Carson-Newman College basketball coaching legend Dick Campbell passed away on Tuesday afternoon. He was 81.
Campbell coached at Carson-Newman from 1958-'67, leading the Eagles to five NAIA National Tournament appearances, including a third place finish in 1964.
One of the most successful coaches in Carson-Newman history, Campbell led C-N to a 227-63 (.782) record during his nine seasons at Mossy Creek. He had six season of 25 wins or more, including a 30-4 campaign in 1963-'64, when the Eagles won five NAIA Tournament games to finish third in the country. The finish is still the highest in school history.
Campbell was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1965, after C-N finished the year 27-6. His teams won six consecutive Volunteer State Athletic Conference titles from 1961-'66.
While at C-N, Campbell coached five All-Americans including C-N's first All-American in any sport Chris Jones (1962) and two-time NAIA All-American Gil Luttrell (1963-`64). He is a member of both the Carson-Newman Hall of Fame and the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.
Campbell left Carson-Newman in 1967 to become the head coach at The Citadel. He would later coach at both Xavier University and Belmont University.
Funeral arrangements will be made later in the week.