WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Lang Campbell was recently inducted into the William & Mary Athletics Hall of Fame in a ceremony held in Williamsburg on April 9
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The video above is both his presenting video and acceptance speech from the evening.
He was one of 10 individuals (Karen Thorne Alexih/Field Hockey/Basketball; Lang Campbell/Football; Phil Hucles/Soccer; Lindsey Lowman Miller/Lacrosse; Ed Moran/XC/T&F; Chris Rahl/Baseball; Thomas Roberts/Basketball; Ann Schnell Cliquet/Golf; Lindsay Vanderspiegel Martin/Soccer; Lynn Dameron Wolfe/Women's Gymnastics) and one team (1980 Men's Soccer) to be inducted.
After starting his career as a walk-on, Campbell became one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to pull on the Green & Gold, he was the first, and only, Tribe player to earn the prestigious Walter Payton Award, given to the Top Offensive Player in I-AA (in 2004). Campbell was key cog in what was one of the most successful single-seasons in school history (2004), as he led the Tribe to a school-record 11 wins, a league title (the Atlantic 10) and its first appearance in the NCAA National Semi-Finals. During that magical campaign, Campbell set school single-season records for passing yards, total offense, passing touchdowns, total touchdowns, and passing yards per game. He also set an NCAA regular-season record with a 0.31 interception percentage (1 INT in 326 pass attempts).
Additionally, the co-captain was named as the Atlantic-10 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2004 and earned consensus First-Team All-America honors the same season. Despite playing behind another Hall of Fame Tribe quarterback (
David Corley, Jr.) for the first two-seasons he was on campus, the three-time All-Academic team selection graduated third in career TD passes, fourth in career total offense, and fifth in career passing yards. Campbell also ran for 317 yards and eight touchdowns, leading the Tribe to four come-from-behind wins including both the NCAA First Round and NCAA Quarterfinals.
Lang is currently an Employee Benefits Consultant and Broker at Corporate Synergies Group helping to mitigate the risks and lower the costs associated with employee benefit plans for mid-market companies (50-1000 employees).
