Soupy Campbell (American football)

American football coach (1943–2024)

Soupy Campbell
Biographical details
Born	(1943-06-21)June 21, 1943 Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	June 6, 2024(2024-06-06) (aged 80)
Alma mater	Lees–McRae College (1969) Mars Hill College Winthrop College
Playing career
1967–1968	Lees–McRae
1969–1970	Mars Hill

Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1972	Lees–McRae (assistant)
1973	Tennessee Prep (TN)
1974–1977	Bennettsville HS (SC)
1978	Hoke County HS (NC) (assistant)
1979	Hoke County HS (NC)
1980–1985	Lees–McRae
1986–1988	Northwest Cabarrus HS (NC)

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1973	Tennessee Prep (TN)
1988	Northwest Cabarrus HS (NC)

Head coaching record
Overall	30–27–2 (college) 27–60–2 (high school)

Clyde Frank "Soupy" Campbell III (June 21, 1943 – June 6, 2024) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Tennessee Preparatory School in 1973, Bennettsville High School from 1974 to 1977, Hoke County High School in 1979, Lees–McRae College from 1980 to 1985. and Northwest Cabarrus High School from 1986 to 1988. He played college football for Lees–McRae and Mars Hill as a center.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Lees–McRae Bobcats (Coastal Football Conference) (1980–1985)
1980	Lees–McRae	7–3	3–3	5th
1981	Lees–McRae	4–6	2–6	8th
1982	Lees–McRae	6–3–1	3–2–1	3rd
1983	Lees–McRae	2–7	1–5	8th
1984	Lees–McRae	5–5	2–4	6th
1985	Lees–McRae	6–3–1	3–2	3rd
Lees–McRae:		30–27–2	14–22–1
Total:		30–27–2


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Tennessee Prep Busters () (1973)
1973	Tennessee Prep	3–6	2–2
Tennessee Prep:		3–6	2–2
Bennettsville Green Gremlins () (1974–1977)
1974	Bennettsville	1–9	0–5	6th
1975	Bennettsville	2–7–1	0–3–1	5th
1976	Bennettsville	0–10	0–5	6th
1977	Bennettsville	3–6–1	0–5	6th
Bennettsville:		6–32–2	0–18–1
Hoke County Bucks () (1979)
1979	Hoke County	6–4
Hoke County:		6–4
Northwest Cabarrus Trojans () (1986–1988)
1986	Northwest Cabarrus	4–6		4th
1987	Northwest Cabarrus	8–2	5–1	T–1st
1988	Northwest Cabarrus	0–10	0–6	7th
Northwest Cabarrus:		12–18
Total:		27–60–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

"Campbell Starts on Top With Buster Assignment". The Tennessean. August 16, 1973. p. 40. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
"Bennettsville Falls To Powerful Mayo, 35-8". Florence Morning News. September 13, 1975. p. 13. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
"Hoke County's Harris resigns". The News and Observer. March 1, 1979. p. 34. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
"'Soupy' Campbell Named Head Coach By Bobcats". The Asheville Times. June 1, 1980. p. 29. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
"Campbell Named Coach". Elizabethton Star. June 1, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
""Soupy" Campbell named new Bobcat football coach". Johnson City Press. June 1, 1980. p. 31. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
Bedenbaugh, Amy (August 14, 1986). "Northwest Coach Tries To Teach Lessons That Last For Life". The Charlotte Observer. p. 94. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
"Clyde Campbell gets award at Mars Hill". Johnson City Press. May 12, 1971. p. 16. Retrieved October 15, 2024.

v t e Lees–McRae Bobcats head football coaches
Dick Flinn (1929) Charlie Zimmerman (1930–1931) Don King (1932) Fred I. Dickerson (1933–1935) Johnny Mackorell (1936–1939) No team (1940–1945) Fred I. Dickerson (1946–1961) George Litton (1962–1969) Jim Osborne (1970) Mike Cook (1971–1974) Warren Klawiter (1975) Cole Proctor (1976–1978) Bill Bomar (1979) Soupy Campbell (1980–1985) Mac Bryan (1986–1990) John Pate (1991–1993)

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