Former Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell has passed away at the age of 54 following a brief illness.
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Everton Football Club announced the sad news on 15 June 2024, stating, “Everyone at Everton is deeply saddened by the death of our former striker Kevin Campbell at the age of just 54. Not just a true Goodison Park hero and icon of the English game, but an incredible person as well – as anyone who ever met him will know.”
Campbell, who was reported as “very unwell” in hospital earlier in June, leaves behind a legacy in football that spans across eight clubs.
He scored a total of 148 goals in 542 appearances during his career, which included stints at Leyton Orient, Leicester, Nottingham Forest, Trabzonspor, Everton, West Brom, and Cardiff.
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The striker enjoyed significant success with Arsenal, winning four major trophies during his time with the club. After retiring from professional football in February 2007, Campbell transitioned into broadcasting.
His son Tyrese, a striker at Championship side Stoke City, expressed the family’s profound grief and thanked the public for their support during this difficult time.
“The pain of this is indescribable and as a son you look at your dad as invincible. He is my idol, the one who I wanted to be when I grew up,” Tyrese Campbell said of his father.
“He was the life and soul of every party and room he blessed, a one-in-a-million person that was loved by everyone. A special, special person. I’ll miss you Dad.”
The family has requested privacy as they mourn the loss of Kevin Campbell, remembering him as an irreplaceable father, brother, uncle, and beloved individual.
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