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Athletics competitor

This article is about the decathlete of the s. For the meter runner (born ), see Milton Campbell. For the blues vocalist, see Little Milton.

American football player

Milton Gray Campbell (December 9, – November 2, )^[1] was an American decathlete of the s.

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In , he became the first African American to win the gold medal in the decathlon of the Summer Olympic Games.^[2]

Personal life

Campbell was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. At Plainfield High School he competed in track, football and swimming.^[3] He then enrolled at the Indiana University (Bloomington), where he played football and ran track.^[4]

Milton Gray Campbell, more commonly known as “Milt”, was born on December 9, , in Plainfield, New Jersey.

While Campbell's love for sports was apparent from a very young age - always competing with and trying to outperform his older brother, Tom - his athletic prowess was first noticed in high school. He