Fresh out of the marines Carl Dennis Campbell went to play football at Xavier University.  The story that he told me is that he wrote all of the colleges that had recruited him before going into the Marines telling them that he was going to play for whoever payed him the most money.  Xavier supposedly wrote back and said they would pay him $1.00 more than the best offer he’d received from the other schools.
He wasn’t there more than a year from what I can find and I’ve heard different stories as to why.  I do know that a man that he played football with in the Marines, Frank Townsend, contacted him and introduced him to professional wrestling.  The first part of my fathers career intersected with Frank’s in Canada, Minnesota and then Texas.
Before he went to Canada my father had to be trained and that took place in Ohio.  That training took place under a man named Al Haft, who was a former professional wrestler himself and co-creator of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).  Mr. Haft had a ring and ran wrestling matches in the area.  Dad wrestled for his Ohio promotion and was trained under a man named Fred Atkins as well as others.  My father told me that Fred Atkins was “double-tough” which was high praise in the professional wrestling business.  He didn’t have a very high opinion of Mr. Haft and the stories he told me about him aren’t very flattering.

Ali Pasha def. Carl Campbell

Bearcat Wright vs. Carl Campbell

Sweet Daddy Siki - Bearcat Wright vs Carl Campbell - Oscar Verdu

Carl Campbell - Tommy Clark vs. Oyama Kato (2 on 1 Handicap Match)

Carl Campbell vs. Chief White Owl

Lou Klien vs. Oscar Verdu

Mitsu Arakawa vs Carl Campbell
Sweet Daddy Siki vs Juan Sebastian
Don Eagle vs Wilbur Snyder

Carl Campbell - George Strickland def. Ali Pasha - Juan Sebastian
Kato vs Frank Talaber (No Contest)
Fritz von Goering drew Leon Graham

Reggie "Sweet Daddy" Siki def. Carl Campbell

Chief White Owl - Buddy Rosen vs. Fritz von Goering - Carl Campbell

Carl Campbell def. Jim Grabmire

Buddy Rogers def. Juan Sebastian
George Strickland – Jim Grabmire def. Carl Campbell – Oscar Verdue
Chief White Owl def. Buddy Austin (Chairs were thrown into the ring causing the match to have to stop.)

Don Campbell vs. Oscar Verdu
Ivan & Karloff Zarnov vs. George Strickland – Leon Graham
Friz von Goring vs. Bearcat Wright

Carl Campbell vs. Leon Graham

Marvin Mercer – Buddy Rosen vs. Carl Campbell – Oscar Verdu

Buddy Rosen vs Oscar Verdu
Carl Campbell vs Bearcat Wright
Fritz von Goering – Leon Graham vs Buddy Rogers – Juan Sebastian

Carl Campbell vs. Fritz von Goering

Frankie Talaber def. Ali Pasha
Buddy Rosen – George Strickland def. Carl Campbell – Paul DeGalthe
Fritz von Goring def. Bearcat Wright (KO)

Carl Campbell vs. Sweet Daddy Siki

Carl Campbell def. Jim Grabmire
Buddy Rogers – Sweet Daddy Siki vs The Iron Russians

Frankie Talaber vs Ali Pasha
Carl Campbell vs. Ruffy Silverstein
Johnny Barend – Sweet Daddy Siki vs Buddy Austin – Fritz von Goering

Red Benson vs Jim Grabmire

The Great Scott vs Carl Campbell
Yaki Joe vs Johnny Barend
Oyama Kato vs Leon Graham

Carl Campbell vs. Red Benson

Ruffy Silverstein def. Little Boy Blue – Carl Campbell (2 on 1 Handicap Match)

Carl Campbell vs. Oscar Verdu
Tom Thum – Fuzzy Cupid vs Tiny Joseph – Farmer Bernard
Jack Siskay vd Chief Whie Owl
Johnny Barend vs Sweet Daddy Siki

Bobby Managoff def. Carl Campbell

Pierre Le Marine def Don Campbell

Haystacks Calhoun def Happy Humphrey
Frank Townsend def Don Campbell (9 Minutes)
Joe Pazandak def Arman Hussian
Bob Rasmussen def “Judo” Jack Terry
Aldo Bogni def Carl Engstrom

Ivan – Karol Kalmikoff def Frank Townsend – Happy Humphrey
Little Beaver def Irish Jackie DQ
Great Antonio def Dan Ferrazzo
Aldo Bogni def Don Campbell

Bob Rasmussen def Jack Terry
Joe Pazandak def Arman Hussian
Haystack Calhoun def Happy Humphrey

Frank Townsend def Don Campbell

Man Mountain Campbell vs. Fred Atkins