Roger Campbell

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Roger Campbell (August 15, 1942 – February 15, 1961) was an American

ice dancing
.

Roger Campbell
Born(1942-08-15)August 15, 1942
Providence, Kentucky
DiedFebruary 15, 1961(1961-02-15) (aged 18)
near Kampenhout, Belgium
Figure skating career
Country United States
PartnerDona Lee Carrier
Skating clubArctic Blades Figure Skating Club

Personal details

Roger Hunter Campbell was born in Providence, Kentucky to Al and Ann Brownloe (née Brooks) Campbell. After leaving public school to focus on skating, Campbell attended the Hollywood Professional School, a school for working child actors, athletes, and other entertainers, from which he graduated high school.[1]

Skating career

Campbell trained with the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club, then the Arctic Blades Figure Skating Club in Paramount, California.

Competing with

1959 United States Figure Skating Championships.[2]

Campbell next competed in pairs ice dancing with

1960 United States Figure Skating Championships, and finished eighth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver. The partnership dissolved in November 1960.[4]

After the dissolution of the partnership with Littlefield, Campbell teamed up with

U.S. Championships, earning them the right to compete a month later at the World Championships in Prague. They also finished second at the North American Figure Skating Championships
that year.

Death and legacy

Campbell, Carrier, and his mother Ann Campbell died on February 15, 1961, when Sabena Flight 548 crashed near Brussels en route to the World Championships. Campbell and his mother were buried in Big Hill Cemetery in Providence, Kentucky.[5]

In January 2011, Campbell was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame as part of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating team.[6]

Results

(with Yvonne Littlefield)

Event 1960
World Championships 8th
U.S. Championships
 3rd

(with Dona Lee Carrier)

Event 1961
North American Championships 2nd
U.S. Championships
 2nd

References

  1. ISBN 9781578603343
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  2. ^ Dewhirst, John (1 February 1959). "Young Dancing Skater Tabbed For Stardom". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 4C. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ Berry, Bill (3 January 1960). "Brother, Sister Win Coast Skating Title". Sacramento Bee. p. D5. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. ^ Hoffman, Jeane (18 February 1961). "Parents' Decision Kept Skating Daughter Off 'Plane Of Death'". Los Angeles Times. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ISBN 978-0786479924
    .
  6. ^ Ford, Bonnie D. (2011). "Still Crystal Clear". ESPN.

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