Campbell University

Ollie Harrell ('54) was inducted into the Campbell Athletics Hall of Fame on October 3, 1998. A native of Colerain, N.C., was a standout forward on the Campbell basketball team.
 
He played in the dedication game for Carter Gymnasium on Feb. 20, 1953 against the Wake Forest freshman squad. In addition, Harrell and his teammates won the 1954 NCJCAA conference title and advanced to the National Tournament at Hutchinson, Kansas.
 
Harrell was presented the Scholarship-Athletic Trophy both in 1953 and 1954 for attaining the highest grade-point average among all athletes. He was also an Honor Society and Monogram Club member.
 
He went on to play basketball and earn his B.S. in pharmacy at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1957 and worked as a pharmacist for three decades.  Harrell passed away July 20, 2014.