Julius Campbell
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Julius Campbell, Jr. is an African American
former American football
player. He played for the 1971 T.C. Williams High School football team.
Campbell was born in Alexandria, Virginia
, the son of Hazel (née
Jarret), and Julius Campbell, Sr. Campbell attended the Ferrum Junior College
where he suffered a bad ankle injury, which did not heal properly and ended Campbell's football career. He has four siblings, older sister Debra, younger brother Derrick, and younger sisters Darlene and Donna.
Campbell was portrayed by Wood Harris
in Disney's Remember the Titans
. Campbell befriended the late Gerry Bertier
during the 1971 season, as they led the Titans to a Virginia
state championship. Shortly after, Bertier would be paralyzed in a car accident, as Campbell went on to be an All-America
n in college football
.
Campbell now lives in Prince George's County, Maryland
, and has one daughter, Sharron Murray. Campbell still spends much time with his father and his granddaughter Rejan. His mother and brother died before Remember the Titans was released, but he enjoys living near his family, friends, and teammates.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
former American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player. He played for the 1971 T.C. Williams High School football team.
Campbell was born in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
, the son of Hazel (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Jarret), and Julius Campbell, Sr. Campbell attended the Ferrum Junior College
Ferrum College
Ferrum College is a private college in Ferrum, Virginia, USA, in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia. Ferrum College has the second-oldest environmental science program in the nation and was ranked 41st by US News and World Report in Comprehensive Colleges–Bachelor's for 2006....
where he suffered a bad ankle injury, which did not heal properly and ended Campbell's football career. He has four siblings, older sister Debra, younger brother Derrick, and younger sisters Darlene and Donna.
Campbell was portrayed by Wood Harris
Wood Harris
Sherwin David "Wood" Harris is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO television drama The Wire, and as high-school football player Julius Campbell in the 2000 motion picture Remember the Titans.-Life and career:Harris was born in...
in Disney's Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans is a 2000 American sports film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. Inspired by real events, the plot was conceived from a screenplay written by Gregory Allen Howard. The film starts as a new coach of the Titans, a football team previously coached by the...
. Campbell befriended the late Gerry Bertier
Gerry Bertier
Gerry Bertier was a prominent Virginia high school American football player. He is best known for his participation on the 1971 Virginia State Champion T. C. Williams High School team and their portrayal in the Disney film Remember the Titans. After the conclusion of the 1971 season, Bertier was...
during the 1971 season, as they led the Titans to a Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
state championship. Shortly after, Bertier would be paralyzed in a car accident, as Campbell went on to be an All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n in college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
.
Campbell now lives in Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
, and has one daughter, Sharron Murray. Campbell still spends much time with his father and his granddaughter Rejan. His mother and brother died before Remember the Titans was released, but he enjoys living near his family, friends, and teammates.