"It was Julius who came up with the saying that our team is a team of one group of people with 'one vision.' And in order to win we must have 'one heartbeat,'" he said.Ĭampbell went to Ferrum Junior College with plans to transfer to a major program, but his athletic career was ended by an ankle injury that never properly healed, and he returned to Alexandria to care for his aging father.
"By doing so, they learned many things about each other that were not passed down to them and for that, the world owes Julius a debt of gratitude."Ĭampbell talked to fellow teammates about how they could come together, taking it upon himself to "rebuild race relations," Boone said. "Julius was very, very instrumental on that team at simply getting kids to just talk to one another, kids who never talked to kids from another race their entire lives," said Herman Boone, the Titans' coach from 1971 to 1979.
JULIUS CAMPBELL MOVIE
The movie portrayed the Titans' success that season amid the city's racial tensions, as they won the Virginia AAA state championship. Cathy Campbell confirmed her husband's death to the newspaper, calling him a "kind, compassionate human being."Īfter Alexandria high schools integrated, upperclassmen attended T. 25 of organ failure, The Washington Post reported.
Julius Campbell Jr., a former Virginia high school football star depicted in the movie "Remember the Titans," has died.
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