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Don Campora

1927 – 1978

American football player and coach

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Lived 1927 – 1978 (aged 50). Don Campora was an American american football player.

Donald Carlo "Tiny" Campora (August 30, 1927 – June 5, 1978) was an American professional football player and coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers in 1950 and 1952 and for the Washington Redskins in 1953. In 1954, he played with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Campora played college football at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and served as the school's head football coach from 1964 to 1965. He was selected by the 49ers in the second round with the 23rd overall pick of the 1950 NFL draft.

Campora was a native of Stockton, where he attended high school. He worked as an assistant football coach at Arizona State University in 1951 under Larry Siemering, who coached Campora at Pacific. Campora served as a line coach at Stockton College (now known as a San Joaquin Delta College) from 1955 to 1957. He joined the coaching staff as his alma mater, Pacific, as line coach in December 1957.

In 1966, Campora was hired as the athletic director at Calaveras High School in San Andreas, California. He served as the head football coach at San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) in San Bernardino, California from 1976 to 1977. In May 1978, he was named to succeed Gene Mazzei as SBVC's athletic director. However, Campora never took that position as he died on June 5, 1978, at San Bernardino County Medical Center, after suffering a heart attack.

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University of the Pacific
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Don Carlo Campora

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Don Campora?

American football player and coach (1927-1978)

When was Don Campora born?

Don Campora was born on 30 August 1927 in Trenton.

When did Don Campora die?

Don Campora died on 5 June 1978 in San Bernardino.

What was Don Campora's occupation?

Don Campora was an american football player.

What nationality was Don Campora?

Don Campora was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Don Campora

· Wikidata: Q5292372

· DBpedia: Don Campora

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