Roger Campbell (August 15, 1942 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater who competed in 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 Diane Sherbloom in 1958 and 1959, the pair placed second in junior ice dancing at the 1959 United States Figure Skating Championships.[2]

Campbell next competed in pairs ice dancing with Yvonne Littlefield in 1959 and 1960. The pair won the silver medal at the 1960 Pacific Coast Sectional,[3] the bronze medal at the 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 Dona Lee Carrier. Carrier and Campbell finished second at the 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 Championships8th
U.S. Championships3rd

(with Dona Lee Carrier)

Event 1961
North American Championships2nd
U.S. Championships2nd

References

  1. ↑ Nikki Nichols (2008). Frozen in Time: The Enduring Legacy of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team. AdventureKEEN. p. 231. ISBN 9781578603343.
  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. ↑ Wilson, Scott (22 Aug 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 112. ISBN 978-0786479924.
  6. ↑ Ford, Bonnie D. (2011). "Still Crystal Clear". ESPN.
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