Ed Campion Explained

Ed Campion
Position:Guard
Birth Date:19 December 1915
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Nationality:American
Death Place:Salinas, California
High School:St. George (Evanston, Illinois)
College:DePaul (1934–1937)
Years1:1937–1939
Team1:Whiting/Hammond Ciesar All-Americans
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Edward Campion, Sr. (December 19, 1915 – January 10, 2005) was an American basketball player in the United States National Basketball League (NBL). Born and raised in the Chicago area, Campion was an All-American college player for DePaul University in the 1936–37 season. He was also an alternate for the 1936 U.S. Olympic team.[1] Following his college career, Campion played two seasons in the NBL for the Whiting Ciesar All-Americans (who became the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans during his time there), averaging 3.6 points per game. Campion died on January 10, 2005, in Salinas, California.[2]

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  1. News: Olympic squad of 13 selected. The Bend Bulletin . April 6, 1936. 2. Newspapers.com. September 9, 2015.
  2. Web site: Edward Campion obituary . struveandlaporte.com . September 9, 2015 . August 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160814053603/http://www.struveandlaporte.com/obituary/Edward-S.-Campion-Sr./Salinas-CA/220725 . dead .