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Milt Campbell
Athletics competitor
This article is about the decathlete of the 1950s.
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For the 400 meter runner (born 1976), see Milton Campbell. For the blues vocalist, see Little Milton.
American football player
Milton Gray Campbell (December 9, 1933 – November 2, 2012)[1] was an American decathlete of the 1950s.
In 1956, he became the first African American to win the gold medal in the decathlon of the Summer Olympic Games.[2]
Personal life
Campbell was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. At Plainfield High School he competed in track, football and swimming.[3] He then enrolled at the Indiana University (Bloomington), where he played football and ran track.[4]
Milton Gray Campbell, more commonly known as “Milt”, was born on December 9, 1933, in Plainfield, New Jersey.
While Campbell's love for sports was apparent from a very young age - always competing with and trying to outperform his older brother, Tom - his athletic prowess was