Tommie Campbell is an 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...

 cornerback

Cornerback

A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...

 for the Tennessee Titans

Tennessee Titans

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was drafted by the Titans in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft

2011 NFL Draft

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. While attending Aliquippa High School

Aliquippa High School

Aliquippa Jr./Sr. High School is located in the city of Aliquippa in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. in 2007, The Jr./Sr. High supports grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 465 students. By 2010 the grade 9–12 enrollment declined to 329 pupils with further decline projected through 2019...

, Campbell was a multi-sport star in football, basketball and track. He was the Pennsylvania state high school sprint champion in 2005. He went on to play college football

College football

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 at Pitt

Pittsburgh Panthers football

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 (2005-2006), Edinboro University (2007), and California (PA) (2010). Academic problems ended his playing career at Pitt and Edinboro, and he was working as a janitor at Pittsburgh International Airport

Pittsburgh International Airport

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 from 2008 to 2009. Campbell was afforded a third chance to play college football by the California University of Pennsylvania

California University of Pennsylvania

California University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in California, Pennsylvania, USA. Founded in 1852, it is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Cal U's enrollment is approximately 9,400.The main campus consists of about 38 buildings situated on 92 acres...

. Campbell made good on the third opportunity. He appeared in all 12 games for California (Pa.). California coach John Luckhardt

John Luckhardt

John Luckhardt is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pennsylvania, a position he has held since 2002. Luckhardt coached at Washington & Jefferson College from 1982 to 1998, where he compiled a record...

 said that Campbell's life experiences had helped him mature and quipped, "One of the things he said was that cleaning toilets at 12 o'clock at night really got his attention." Campbell, in turn, has expressed his gratitude to Coach Luckhardt for giving him another chance: "Cal gave me another shot at pursuing my dream, which is to be a success in the NFL." Based on his comeback performance in 2010, Campbell was one of only eight Division II players to participate in the 2011 Eastham Energy All-Star Game

Eastham Energy All-Star Game

The Casino del Sol College All-Star Game formerly the Eastham Energy Game' is a post-season college football all-star game that was established in 2011 as part of the post-BCS events. The game is currently played at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The game was previous played...

 in Arizona. He also participated in the Cactus Bowl

Cactus Bowl

The Cactus Bowl is a post-season college football exhibition game played each January in Kingsville, Texas which showcases the best NFL draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility in NCAA Division II...

(Division II All Star Game) in Texas. Campbell ran a 4.31 40-yard dash at the Cactus Bowl, ranking third among the 300-plus prospects at the event.

External links

• Tennessee Titans bio
• California Vulcans bio
• NFL.com bio
• http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d821c6663/Can-t-Miss-Play-Campbell-s-happy-return