John Campbell (football player)
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John William Campbell is a United States Navy
veteran and a former American football
linebacker
in the National Football League
from 1963-1969. John married Sue (Wilson) Campbell in 1965 and has 4 adult children and 3 grandchildren. After his football career, he worked at WCCO TV in Minneapolis and was a stockbroker for several years. He also started his own media packaging company, J.C.A. (John Campbell and Associates). John continues to serve as a Christian motivational speaker and has presented the 'Man In The Mirror' seminar series to Christian men's groups world wide. Currently John is an Associate pastor at Life Church in Bloomington Minnesota. He is also a volunteer chaplain with the Burnsville Minnesota Police Department. John and Sue have lived in Burnsville Minnesota since 1968.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
veteran and a former American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
from 1963-1969. John married Sue (Wilson) Campbell in 1965 and has 4 adult children and 3 grandchildren. After his football career, he worked at WCCO TV in Minneapolis and was a stockbroker for several years. He also started his own media packaging company, J.C.A. (John Campbell and Associates). John continues to serve as a Christian motivational speaker and has presented the 'Man In The Mirror' seminar series to Christian men's groups world wide. Currently John is an Associate pastor at Life Church in Bloomington Minnesota. He is also a volunteer chaplain with the Burnsville Minnesota Police Department. John and Sue have lived in Burnsville Minnesota since 1968.