Marion Campbell
{{Short description|American football player and coach (1929–2016)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Marion Campbell - 1955 Bowman.jpg
| caption = Campbell on a 1955 Bowman football card
| number = 76, 78
| position = Defensive lineman
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|5|25}}
| birth_place = Chester, South Carolina, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|7|13|1929|5|25}}
| death_place = Plano, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 250
| college = Georgia
| draftyear = 1952
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 46
| pastteams = * San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1954}}–{{NFL Year|1955}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1956}}–{{NFL Year|1961}})
| pastcoaching = * Boston Patriots ({{NFL Year|1962}}–{{NFL Year|1963}})
Defensive line coach
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1964}}–{{NFL Year|1966}})
Defensive line coach - Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1967}}–{{NFL Year|1968}})
Defensive line coach - Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1969}}–{{NFL Year|1974}})
Defensive coordinator - Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1974}}–{{NFL Year|1976}})
Head coach - Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1977}}–{{NFL Year|1982}})
Defensive coordinator - Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1983}}–{{NFL Year|1985}})
Head coach - Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1987}}–{{NFL Year|1989}})
Head coach - Georgia (1994)
Defensive coordinator
| highlights = * NFL champion (1960)
- 2× Pro Bowl (1959, 1960)
- First-team All-Pro (1960)
| coachregrecord = 34–80–1
| coachplayoffrecord = 0–0
| coachrecord = 34–80–1
| pfrcoach = CampMa0
}}
Francis Marion Campbell (May 25, 1929 – July 13, 2016) was an American football defensive lineman and coach. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1949 until 1951, where he was nicknamed "Swamp Fox" after Revolutionary War General Francis Marion. During his National Football League (NFL) playing career, he played for the San Francisco 49ers (1954–1955) and the Philadelphia Eagles (1956–1961), winning Pro Bowl honors in 1959 and 1960 and also being named 1st team All-Pro in 1960 as part of the Eagles' championship team that year. He was one of the last of the NFL's "two-way" players who played all offensive and defensive snaps in a game.
Coaching career
=NFL=
Campbell was head coach of the Atlanta Falcons (twice) and Philadelphia Eagles as well as the defensive coordinator for each team separate from his times as head coach. He also served as defensive line coach for the Boston Patriots (1962–1963), Minnesota Vikings (1964–1966), and the Los Angeles Rams (1967–1968). He was an expert in the 3–4 defense; his Eagles defenses ranked first in the league in points allowed in 1980 and 1981, and second and first in yards allowed. At 46 games under .500, Campbell's 34–80–1 head coaching record is the worst among all NFL head coaches to coach over 100 games and is the fifth lowest winning percentage among head coaches who have coached at least five seasons in the NFL. The only coaches with worse winning percentages are Phil Handler, Bert Bell, Carl Storck, and David Shula.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/|title=Coaches, Records, and Coaching Totals|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }}
=Georgia=
Campbell spent the 1994 season as the defensive coordinator for his alma mater Georgia Bulldogs.{{cite news | date = 1993-12-07 | title = Elsewhere | url = http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-12-07/sports/9312070156_1_faulk-marion-campbell-defensive-coordinator | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150217234459/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-12-07/sports/9312070156_1_faulk-marion-campbell-defensive-coordinator | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 17, 2015 | work = ALAN SCHMADTKE The Orlando Sentinel | accessdate = 2015-02-17}}
Head coaching record
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" | ||||
| rowspan="2"|Team | rowspan="2"|Year | colspan="5"|Regular Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish |
| ATL||1974
||1||5||0||.167|| 4th in NFC West | ||||
| ATL||1975
||4||10||0||.286|| 3rd in NFC West | ||||
| ATL||1976
||1||4||0||.200|| 3rd in NFC West | ||||
| PHI||1983
||5||11||0||.313|| 4th in NFC East | ||||
| PHI||1984
||6||9||1||.400|| 5th in NFC East | ||||
| PHI||1985
||6||9||0||.400|| 4th in NFC East | ||||
| ATL||1987
||3||12||0||.200|| 4th in NFC West | ||||
| ATL||1988
||5||11||0||.313|| 4th in NFC West | ||||
| ATL||1989
||3||9||0||.250|| 4th in NFC West | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/CampMa0.htm Marion Campbell Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks – Pro-Football-Reference.com]||34||80||1||.300|| |
Personal life
Campbell spent two years in the United States Army between college and the NFL. He lived in St. Augustine, Florida with his wife, the former June Roberts. The Campbells have two children: a daughter, Alicia Johnson, and a son, Scott.{{cite news | date = August 2004 | title = Everybody's All-American | url = http://www.georgiatrend.com/August-2004/Everybodys-All-American/ | work = Gene Asher | accessdate = 2 February 2014 }}
In 2013, Campbell fell and broke multiple vertebrae in his neck.{{cite news | date = 13 November 2013 | title = Former Falcons coach recovering from broken neck | url = http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/nov/13/loran-smith-column-former-falcons-coach/ | work = Loran Smith, Albany Herald | accessdate = 2 February 2014 }} He died on July 13, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17097973/former-philadelphia-eagles-player-head-coach-marion-campbell-dies-87|title=Ex-Eagles player and coach Campbell dies at 87|date=18 July 2016}}
References
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External links
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