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Basketball Stats: James F. Campbell
Name: James F. "Soup" Campbell Height: 5' 9" Weight: 160 lbs College: None Born: 1896 Died: March 4, 1942 Hometown: Homestead, PA.
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James F. "Soup" Campbell
James Francis "Soup" Campbell was born on December 24, 1897, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. He likely learned to play basketball at the Homestead YMCA under the guidance of Sandy Shields, a star of the 23rd Street Wanderers.
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Cager Dies at Camden
The Evening News, Harrisburg, PA - March 6, 1942 CAMDEN, N. J., March B. — James (Soup) Campbell , known in pro basketball in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than ten years, died in a hospital here yesterday.