Colin Campbell
Collingwood
AFL career
17 games4 goals
- Debut
- R4 1940 v NTH18 May 1940
- Most recent
- R5 1941 v MEL31 May 1941
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Preston, Colin Campbell was a tall defender who broke into the Collingwood lineup during the early years of the Second World War. Standing 185cm, he was well-built for a key position player of that era and primarily operated in the backline, though he demonstrated his versatility by swinging forward to boot three goals against Footscray in 1941. His time at Victoria Park was brief but promising, accumulating 17 games across two seasons before his top-level career was effectively ended by military service. While Campbell survived the war and lived until 2003, he did not return to VFL football after his duties concluded, leaving his record as a snapshot of a career interrupted by global conflict.
Profile
- Born
- 02 Jan 1918
- Died
- 18 Oct 2003 (aged 85y 289d)
- Birthplace
- Thornbury, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Family
- Brother:Norm Campbell
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Preston, Colin Campbell was a tall defender who broke into the Collingwood lineup during the early years of the Second World War. Standing 185cm, he was well-built for a key position player of that era and primarily operated in the backline, though he demonstrated his versatility by swinging forward to boot three goals against Footscray in 1941. His time at Victoria Park was brief but promising, accumulating 17 games across two seasons before his top-level career was effectively ended by military service. While Campbell survived the war and lived until 2003, he did not return to VFL football after his duties concluded, leaving his record as a snapshot of a career interrupted by global conflict.