He played college football at the University of Kansas and was selected in the eleventh round of the 1978 NFL draft.
He was a four-year letterman as a running back at Kansas, averaging over six yards every time he touched the ball and scoring 12 career touchdowns.
Campfield was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the eleventh round of the 1978 NFL draft.
[1] Campfield was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants, and he was released a week later on August 29, 1983.
[2] Campfield signed a one-year contract with the San Antonio Gunslingers, and one week later, on March 6, 1984, announced his retirement.