Tilden Campbell

Tilden "Happy" Campbell (November 21, 1908 – February 23, 1963) was an American college football and college baseball player and coach. He served two stints as head baseball coach at the University of Alabama, from 1935 to 1942 and 1947 to 1962. Campbell played both football and baseball at Alabama

Coaching career Football After his discharge from the Navy, Campbell returned to Alabama as backfield coach in 1945. In 1946, former Alabama assistant coach Harold Drew, in his first year as head coach, hired Campbell to serve as backfield coach at Ole Miss. When Drew returned to Alabama as head coach in 1947, Campbell followed where he resumed his position as backfield coach and retained it through the 1955 season.

Baseball In Spring 1935, Campbell served as manager for the Troy Trojans of the then Dixie Amateur League and lead the squad to the league championship. He resigned his position with Troy in April 1936 after the team became a professional squad as part of the Class D Alabama–Florida League to place his full focus on the Alabama team. The following week, athletic director Bear Bryant announced that both Sam Bailey and Hayden Riley would serve as head baseball coach for the 1963 season.

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