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| Getting To Know Fred Campbell |
At Stanford: Forced to retire from football after fracturing a vertebrae in his neck during a game versus San Jose State on September 15, 2007 ... Had successful surgery to repair the fractured neck vertebrae on September 17, 2007 ... Earned the starting middle linebacker position for the start of the 2007 season ... Had played inside linebacker his first two seasons at Stanford (2005, '06) but was moved to outside linebacker during the spring, before moving back to the middle for the 2007 campaign ... Good athletic instincts and tremendous work ethic.
Career Statistics
The 2007 Season: Started the first two games of the season versus UCLA and San Jose State, and recorded seven tackles before suffering a fractured neck vertebrae against San Jose State that has forced him to retire from football ... Also added 0.5 sacks (-4 yards) and tackles-for-loss (-4 yards), as well as one pass breakup and a quarterback hurry ... Had a career-high six tackles and his pass breakup against UCLA, while recording his half sack, tackle-for-loss and quarterback hurry versus San Jose State.
Game-By-Game Statistics
The 2006 Season: Although he struggled through some injuries in 2006, Fred managed to play in nine games, starting one, and earning his first varsity letter ... He was mainly used as a special teams player and reserve inside linebacker ... In the season opener at Oregon, he recorded three total tackles, one tackle-for-loss and a forced fumble in his first collegiate game ... He started at inside linebacker in Stanford's game against No. 1 ranked USC on November 4 and was credited with two tackles and a half-tackle-for-loss.
Game-By-Game Statistics
The 2005 Season: Redshirted the season as a true freshman inside linebacker.
In High School: Ranked as the No. 15 recruit in the state of New York and named to the All-Northeast Team by SuperPrep ... He played tight end, fullback and defensive end his last two years at New Rochelle High School ... First Team All-State, All-Westchester County, All-Section and All-League following his senior season ... Also named to the All-State Scholastic Team ... As a junior, he was selected First Team All-League and Second Team All-Section ... Two-year letterwinner in track ... Events were the 100m, 200m and shot put ... Played violin in the school orchestra for four years ... Member of the All-State Orchestra.
Personal Information: Mathematics and Computational Science major ... National Achievement Finalist ... Mother, Mary, attended Stanford.
Getting To Know Fred Campbell
| I would describe myself as a person as: | Optimistic |
| What people don't know about me is: | I was born in Fairbanks, Alaska |
| The reason I love football is: | I love the competition |
| I pattern my play after: | Any aggressive defender |
| For me to improve as a person, I need to: | Keep working at it |
| My favorite pre-game ritual is: | Getting focused maybe listening to some music |
| My greatest athletic moment is: | Winning a state championship in high school |
| The biggest thrill in my life to date is: | Being alive |
| The teammate I admire the most is: | Trent Edwards |
| My favorite stadium in which to play is: | Don't know. The only college stadium I've played in was the Carrier Dome in Syracuse New York |
| A friend from another college football team is: | Ray Rice, Glen Lee, Courtney Green |
| The reason I chose Stanford University is: | Great football and a pretty good school |
| Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: | There is no substitute for hard work |
| The best thing about Stanford is: | The people |
| My favorite class at Stanford is: | Sleep and Dreams |
| My least favorite class at Stanford is: | IHUM |
| What sets Stanford apart from other college football programs: | The fact that every kid on the team applied and got into Stanford |
| The sports team I followed when I was younger: | The 49ers |
| When I played football as a kid, I pretended to be: | Jerry Rice |
| The athlete I admire most is: | Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Ray Lewis |
| The person I admire most are: | My parents |
| The three people in history I admire most are: | Ghandi, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock |
| Best book I have read: | Enders Game |
| Favorite Food: | Pizza |
| Least Favorite Food: | Eggplant |
| If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on: | I don't know whatever I wanted. I think I'm a pretty good cook |
| Favorite Movie: | Gladiator, Lion King, Road to Perdition |
| Favorite TV Show: | Southpark, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
| Favorite Actor: | Tom Hanks, Don Cheadle |
| Favorite Actress: | Halle Berry, Salma Hayek |
| If a movie were made of my life, I would have the following actor play me: | Denzel Washington |
| My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: | A big hit |
| Favorite musical group or performer: | Jay-Z |
| If I were not playing college football, I would be: | In college |
| After my Stanford career, I'd like to be remembered as: | A great player |
| The best advice I ever received was: | Life is all about attitude |
| The person who had the greatest influence on my life: | My parents |
| One moment in history I wish I could have seen: | I wish I could have walked on the moon |
| The place I'd most like to visit: | Anywhere outside of the U.S. |
| The favorite place I've visited: | Florida |
| Hobbies: | Studying |
| Ten years from now, I'd like to be: | Alive |
| My advice to youngsters: | Stay positive, and work hard |
| My most prized possession: | It's not really a possession but my family and friends are most important to me |
| If I won $1 million, I would: | Put it in the bank |
| The one thing about college football I would change: | More people across the country will acknowledge the Pac-10 |
Last Udpated: September 18, 2007