Super Bowl champ Joe Campbell dead at 68

Joe Campbell, a former NFL defensive finish who performed for the New Orleans Saints and helped the Oakland Raiders to a Tremendous Bowl title in the course of the 1980 season, has died. He was 68.

Based on Delaware On-line, Campbell’s brother, Patrick, stated he was discovered useless in Florida after occurring a hike and certain died from a cardiac incident. The Raiders later confirmed Campbell’s demise on Wednesday.

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“The Raiders Household mourns the passing of Joe Campbell, who performed in 13 video games over two seasons with the Silver and Black,” the crew stated.

Campbell, from Wilmington, Delaware, was the No. 7 total decide within the 1977 chosen by the Saints. He performed three full seasons with the Saints earlier than he was traded in the midst of the 1980 season to the Raiders. He then performed for the Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1981.

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“The ideas and prayers of the whole Raider Nation are with the Campbell household at the moment,” the Raiders added.

Oakland Raiders defensive finish Joe Campbell, #77, scuffles with Philadelphia Eagles left guard Petey Perot, #62, throughout Tremendous Bowl XV on the Superdome. The Raiders defeated the Eagles 27-10. (Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports activities)

He performed in 65 video games and totaled eight sacks throughout his profession. He was on the Raiders crew that beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Tremendous Bowl XV. He was inducted into the Delaware Hall of Fame in 1992.

The Maryland Terrapins standout was lauded for his restoration from a motorcycle accident in 2007 in Pennsylvania. He suffered critical accidents, together with a head damage, stemming from the bike accident.

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He recovered from the accidents however nonetheless handled some bodily points and reminiscence loss.