Dave Campbell

A 1950 cum laude graduate of Baylor University, Dave Campbell is truly a living legend in the world of sports journalism.

Campbell is best known for founding Texas Football in 1960. He served as editor and publisher for the annual preseason publication that quickly emerged as the prototype of regional sports publications across the nation. Campbell still serves as the publication's editor-in-chief.

Save a stint with the 14th Armored Division in France and Germany during World War II, Campbell spent 51 years as a member of the editorial staff at the Waco Tribune-Herald. Hired by the newspaper in 1942, Campbell became sports editor in 1953 and held that position until his retirement in 1993.

However, retirement did not last long; Campbell was hand-picked to create and edit the Baylor Bear Insider Report, a publication of the Baylor Bear Foundation devoted solely to the coverage of Baylor athletics.

The list of accolades and honors Campbell has received stretches as long as his career. Along with winning the Bronze Star for heroic achievement during World War II, Campbell has been presented the Bert McGrane Award and the Jake Wade Award, the highest honors given by the Football Writers' Association of America and the College Sports Information Directors of America, respectively.

A past president of the FWAA, Campbell is a member of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame and the writers' category of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. In 1992, Campbell was given the Baylor University Distinguished Alumnus Award. Four years later, he was named "Touchdowner of the Year" by the Houston Touchdown Club.

Campbell has served as Southwest Sectional Director of the Heisman Trophy selection. He is a member of the Honors Court selection committee of the National College Football Hall of Fame, and he also serves on the executive board and as the chairman of the selection committee for the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Campbell is a member of the board of directors for the Texas High School Football and Texas Tennis halls of fame, as well.

In August 1999, Baylor Director of Athletics Tom Stanton announced the donation of $250,000 by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rapoport, longtime friends of Campbell. The generous donation was earmarked for the creation of the Dave Campbell Media Center at Floyd Casey Stadium.

Campbell and his wife, Reba, also a Baylor graduate, have two daughters, Mrs. David (Rebekah) Roche of Austin, Texas, and Mrs. Alan (Julie) Carlson of Waco.