Arkansas coaching legend Don Campbell passes away

An Arkansas high school football coaching legend, simply known as ‘The General’ passed away Monday night following a battle with cancer.

Don Campbell, who won 257 games and two state titles during his career, had coaching stops at Sheridan, Corning, and Wynne. He led the Wynne Yellowjackets to state championships in 2001 and 2004.

‘The General’ was known for his favorite play, the 27 Trap, as described by Gart Pitts, a former player of Campbell’s at Sheridan.

“927 trap. 9 was the formation, 2 was the back that gets the ball, 7 was the hole, left to right, that he hit. "RUN IT AGAIN!" On side guard doubles the nose, tackle releases outside to block the LB, offside guard (me) (often undersized like I was) pulls and decleats the tackle.”

Campbell is one of the Top 10 winningest coaches in Arkansas high school football history, amassing a record of 257-98-6 with 16 conference championships, and two state championships.

Campbell was inducted into the Arkansas High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Henderson State University Hall of Fame in 2010.

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