Thomas J. Campbell was a college football

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. From 1916 to 1919, he served as the head coach at North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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, where he compiled a 9-7-1 record. His 1916 team went 5-4, whereas his 1919 team went 4-3-1. From 1917 to 1918, he had served in the military for World War I

World War I

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, and the football program was temporarily canceled. In 1922, he coached at Virginia

University of Virginia

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, where he compiled a 4-4-1 record. His overall record as a head coach stands at 13-11-2.