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Bruce Campbell, Class of 1955
Bruce earned 13 varsity letters, 4 each in basketball, baseball and track and one in football. Although an all-around athlete, Bruce’s greatest accomplishments were in basketball.

His basketball career began at Belden High School in the 1951-52 school year. As a freshman, Bruce started on the varsity team and averaged 16 points per game. He was named to the 2^nd team All Lorain County League All-Stars. Bruce was the first freshman ever to be elected to play in the March of Dimes All-Star game which was a high profile, annual event at the time.
Prior to Bruce’s sophomore year, Belden High School closed and Bruce transferred to LaGrange High School. Bruce led the basketball team to a 14-6 record and scored 19.5 points per game. He was a unanimous choice to the 1^st team All Lorain County League All-Star.

As a junior, Bruce scored 22.3 points per game and led the team to a 16-6 record. The team scored over 100 points twice (102 and 104 points) which were the highest totals in Lorain County basketball history to that point. LaGrange won the Lorain County League Western Division with a perfect 8-0 record. LaGrange also won the Lorain County Tournament Championship. Bruce had a high of 38 points versus Henrietta. Bruce was honored as a 1^st team All Lorain County League All-Star.

In Bruce’s senior year, he scored 464 points and averaged 21 points per game. He led the team to a 19-3 record which included a Lorain County League Championship (undefeated 9-0 record) and a Lorain County Tournament Championship. The team again scored 100 points and Bruce once more was named a 1^st team All Lorain County League All-Star. Bruce had a high his senior year of 37 points against Elyria Catholic.

Over his 4-year basketball career, Bruce played in 75 games and scored 1495 points or an average of nearly 20 points per game. His career scoring total broke the previous county record of 1424 points held by Larry Schaefer of Belden. Bruce’s county career scoring record remained in tact for almost 20 years.