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Former Eagles All-Pro, head coach Marion Campbell dead at 87

Marion Campbell, a two-way lineman who starred on the Eagles' 1960 championship team and later became their head coach, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 87.

Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said Marion Campbell will be "remembered for his spirited impact on our game." https://t.co/hdyhmk5u3q

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) July 18, 2016

Campbell died Wednesday in Plano, Texas, a Dallas suburb.

Francis Marion Campbell, nicknamed "the Swamp Fox" after Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, was born in Chester, S.C., and starred at Georgia. He played eight seasons in the NFL, six with the Eagles.