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Don Campora
No. 41, 76, 75
Position:Tackle
Personal information
Born:(1927-08-30)August 30, 1927
Trenton, Utah, U.S.
Died:June 5, 1978(1978-06-05) (aged 50)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:268 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Linden (Linden, California)
Stockton (Stockton, California)
College:Pacific (CA)
NFL draft:1950 / Round: 2 / Pick: 23
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
As an administrator:
  • Pacific (CA) (1964–1966)
    Assistant athletic director
  • Calaveras HS (CA) (1966–1976)
    Athletic director

Donald Carlo "Tiny" Campora (August 30, 1927 – June 5, 1978) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers in 1950 and 1952 and for the Washington Redskins in 1953. In 1954, he played with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Campora played college football at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and served as the school's head football coach from 1964 to 1965. He was selected by the 49ers in the second round with the 23rd overall pick of the 1950 NFL draft.

Campora was a native of Stockton, where he attended high school. He worked as an assistant football coach at Arizona State University in 1951 under Larry Siemering, who coached Campora at Pacific. Campora served as a line coach at Stockton College (now known as a San Joaquin Delta College) from 1955 to 1957. He joined the coaching staff as his alma mater, Pacific, as line coach in December 1957.[1]

In 1966, Campora was hired as the athletic director at Calaveras High School in San Andreas, California.[2] He served as the head football coach at San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) in San Bernardino, California from 1976 to 1977. In May 1978, he was named to succeed Gene Mazzei as SBVC's athletic director.[3] However, Campora never took that position as he died on June 5, 1978, at San Bernardino County Medical Center, after suffering a heart attack.[4]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Pacific Tigers (NCAA College Division independent) (1964–1965)
1964 Pacific 1–9
1965 Pacific 1–8
Pacific: 2–17
Total: 2–17

Junior college

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
San Bernardino Indians (Mission Conference) (1976–1977)
1976 San Bernardino 6–4 4–3 3rd
1977 San Bernardino 3–7 1–6 T–6th
San Bernardino: 9–11 5–9
Total: 9–11

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References

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  1. ^ "Moved Up From Mustangs; Campora is COP Line Coach". Lodi News-Sentinel. Lodi, California. December 13, 1957. p. 12. Retrieved August 9, 2016 – via Google News.
  2. ^ "Calaveras Names Campora Sports Chief; Bach Coach". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. January 6, 1966. p. 33. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Campora new AD at SBVC". The Sun–Telegram. San Bernardino, California. May 17, 1978. p. D1. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Tiny Campora dies at age 50". The Sun–Telegram. San Bernardino, California. June 6, 1978. p. A1. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Football All-Time Season Scores" (PDF). San Bernardino Valley College Athletics. p. 5. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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