After attending Southern Illinois University and service in World War II, Fred Campbell performed as a year around professional athlete from 1946 until 1951. He played basketball in the winter and minor league baseball in the summer.  During the 1946-47 season, Campbell played with the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League. At mid-season, he took over as player-coach of the struggling team, but the Gems won only one of their remaining twenty-eight games. During the 1947-48 season, Campbell was player-coach for the Detroit Vagabond-Kings, a barnstorming team. In 1948-49, Campbell returned to the NBL as a member of the Vagabond-Kings, but the team could win only 2 of their first 19 games and dropped out of the league. With Campbell as player-coach, the Vagabond-kings continued to barnstorm until 1953.

 

FRED CAMPBELL		Height:	5:11		Weight:		175		College:		Southern Illinois’41
Fred Gaines Campbell		Born:   Aug 8, 1920			Died:  Dec 3, 2008				Hometown:		Herrin, Ill.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1940-41	Southern Illinois	College
1941-42	Southern Illinois	College
1942-45	U.S. Army	Military Service
1949-50	Detroit Mansfields	Indep
1946-47	Detroit	NBL	39	105	58	81	.716		268	6.9
1947-48	Detroit Vagabonds	Indep
1948-49	Detroit	NBL	10	5	8	11	.727		18	1.8
1949-50	Detroit Vagabonds	Indep
1950-51	Detroit Vagabonds	Indep
1951-52	Detroit Vagabonds	Indep
1952-53	Detroit Vagabonds	Indep
1953-54	Detroit Vagabonds	Indep
	Major League Totals		49	110	66	92	.717		286	5.8

 

 

 

 

PEEDAD CAMPBELL		Height:	5:07		Weight:	160			College:		Indiana’32
James Alfred Campbell		Born: Aug 25, 1909			Died: Oct 17, 1988				Hometown:		Shelbyville, In.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1928-29	Indiana (Frosh)	College
1929-30	Indiana	College
1930-31	Indiana	College
1931-32	Indiana	College
1932-33	Indianapoilis	NBPL	2	1	0	2	.000		2	1.0
	Major League Totals		2	1	0	2	.000		2	1.0

 

 

JOE CAMIC		Height:	6:05		Weight:		200		College:		Duquesne’47
Joseph John Camic Jr.		Born:   Nov 28, 1922			Died:   Apr 3, 2011				Hometown:		Rankin, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1938-39	Pittsburgh Starcevic Club	AAU
1939-40	Piyysburgh Lehenys	AAU
1940-41	Duquesne (Frosh)	College
1941-42	Duquesne	College
1942-43	Duquesne	College
1943-36	US Army Air Corp.	Military Service
1946-47	Duquesne	College
1947-48	Tri-Cities	NBL	60	129	75	113	.664		333	5.6
1948-49	Tri-Cities–Hammond	NBL	62	103	87	144	.604		293	4.7
1950-51	Johnstown	AAL	4	11	5				27	6.8
	Major League Totals		122	232	162	257	.630		626	5.1
				POST SEASON
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1947-48	Tri-Cities	NBL	6	11	9	12	.750		31	5.2
1947-48	ri-Cities	WBT	3	1	4	8	.500		6	2.0
1948-49	Hammond	NBL	2	7	5	5	1.000		19	9.5
	Major League Totals		11	19	18	25	.720		56	5.1

Charles “Chick” Calnan was a basketball and  baseball star at Pittsfield, Massachusetts High School. He transferred to Holderness Prep for two years before he  enrolled at Colgate University in the fall of 1916.  Calnan was solid contributer  to the 15-4  team. In 1917, Calnan elisted in the Army and saw combat in Europe .during World War I. Calnan did not return to Colgate after the war, instead chosing to play professional basketball.

 

CHICK CALNAN		Height:	5:08		Weight:		150		College:		Colgate’17
Charles Wilham Calnan		Born: Jun 8, 1895			Died:  Dec 19,  1970				Hometown:		Pittsfield, Ma.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1916-17	Colgate	College
1917-19	U.S. Army	Military Service
1919-20	Pittsfield/Hudson–Amsterdam–Adams	NYSL	36	73	36				182	5.1
1920-21	Turners Falls	IL	3	4	1				9	3.0
1920-21	Pittsfiield General Electric Silent Five	Indep
1920-21	Pittsfiield Eagles	Indep
1920-21	Springfield Eagles	Indep
1920-21	Adams Alumni	Indep
1921-22	Pittsfield Elks	Indep
1922-23	Pittsfield Collegians	Indp
	Major League Totals		39	77	37				191	4.9