Campbell Dave1925

American sports journalist notable as the founder of Dave Campbells Texas Football, a biannual magazine previewing American football teams in the state of Texas. It is one of the best-selling football magazines in the state and has been dubbed "The Bible of Texas Football". Campbell held the position of editor-in-chief until his death in 2021. The magazine was started in 1960 by Dave Campbell, a longtime writer and sports editor for the Waco Tribune-Herald, along with fellow Waco sportswriters Hollis Biddle, Jim Montgomery, and Al Ward, plus Campbells wife, Reba. He published the magazine out of his kitchen. The magazine was bought in 1985 by Host Communications, which was bought by IMG in 2007. In 2014, Sports in Action, a company operated by the family of Texas businessman Drayton McLane and run by President Adam Hochfelder bought the rights to operate the magazine from IMG. In 2017, Sports In Action completed the outright purchase of the media brand from IMG. Dave Campbell died on 10 December 2021 after a short illness at the age of 96. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less