Sandy Campbell

2022 - 12 - 9

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Former Bulldogs NRL star Sandy Campbell is now homeless and ... (Daily Mail)

Footy star is now homeless and hooked up to a 24/7 chemotherapy treatment for throat cancer as he keeps his belongings in a shopping trolley · 'Dancin' Sandy ...

'Being a young player, and given all that money, how the hell was he to know what to do with it? He's always in good spirits and always has a smile on his face. He just got on the wrong side of life. He slept in my office for many years because he had nowhere to go, but I sold that business and don't have that office anymore. I was going to start a GoFundMe page to try and help him out. He has found himself on the streets. He's a legend of the game. On the field, he dazzled crowds with his speed and turn of foot. 'We don't know where to find him – he's homeless. 'No one can give him accommodation and he's got no money. I don't even know how to help him. He is just 56.

'Very sad': Former league star homeless, battling cancer (Fox Sports)

Campbell — nicknamed The Sandman — played 93 first grade games in the 80s and 90s and was considered a glamour boy of rugby league. Stream Over 50 Sports Live & ...

I was going to start a Go Fund Me page to try and help him out. “I have helped him out many times. There’s no housing anywhere, he’s got cancer and he’s walking around with chemo treatment being pumped into him while pushing his trolley. “He’s got nothing... [Brimson’s touching tribute to ‘legend bloke’](https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-aj-brimson-tribute-to-liam-hampson-tattoo-gold-coast-titans/news-story/bf721a18fda1d5ab6d5c8ca334aed1c4) However his life has taken a terrible turn after being diagnosed a month ago. [How Bennett will use glaring Dolphins issue to his advantage](https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-dolphins-tom-gilbert-wayne-bennett-mark-nicholls-2023-motivation-wooden-spoon-where-will-they-finish/news-story/9c71f37996c1f6c2c8b6d5e16edfe269) The remarkable talents of a Bulldogs flyer.’ [Cop had ‘no reason’ to punch NRL star but zero charges laid against police](https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/court-hears-cop-had-no-reason-to-punch-nrl-star-but-no-charges-laid-against-police/news-story/e361113caaf8d69c28fb29ec4902e129) [ How Maroons star fell into Bennett’s lap at Dolphins](https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-dolphins-tom-gilbert-wayne-bennett-contract-how-it-happened-cowboys-brisbane-queensland-maroons-origin/news-story/6c1bf4ffe61a4558f4d157be810d4a71) [News Corp](https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/former-bulldogs-heartthrob-sandy-campbell-living-on-the-streets-with-a-shopping-trolley-and-sleeping-on-the-beach/news-story/9e2a3b5c811d9cfa9d7e58584b131329). Start your free trial now >](https://servedby.flashtalking.com/click/7/147290;5439997;50126;211;0/?ft_width=1&ft_height=1&gdpr=${GDPR}&gdpr_consent=${GDPR_CONSENT_78}&us_privacy=${US_PRIVACY}&url=https://kayosports.com.au?marketing=telstra&extcamp=ncaeditoriallinkgeneric-edt-new-lnk-awr-grc-grc-kyo&channel=nca&campaign=launch&voucher=) [VIEW ALL SCORES](//foxsports.com.au/score-centre/nrl/nrl-premiership)

NRL heart-throb homeless: 'He's got nothing' (NEWS.com.au)

He was one of rugby league's pin-up boys of the 1980s, but now former Bulldogs, Rabbitohs and Roosters player Sandy Campbell is battling throat cancer.

I was going to start a Go Fund Me page to try and help him out. “I have helped him out many times. There’s no housing anywhere, he’s got cancer and he’s walking around with chemo treatment being pumped into him while pushing his trolley. The headline read “BAD – The Dancin’ Bulldog. “He’s got nothing … Campbell — nicknamed The Sandman — played 93 first grade games and at the height of his career featured on the front cover of Rugby League Week posing as Michael Jackson.

Former 'glamour boy' now homeless in 'sad fall' (Wide World of Sports)

Sandy Campbell was one of rugby league's glamour boys, now he is living homeless on the Gold Coast.

Former rugby league 'glamour boy' Sandy Campbell now homeless ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The fallen sports star sleeps on a beach and keeps his possessions in a shopping trolley, but friends are trying to help.

The remarkable talents of a Bulldogs flyer.’ “I’m going up to the Gold Coast soon to check in on him and we are looking to set up a GoFundMe page to help him.” “He’s got nothing... “At the moment, he is sleeping on the beach underneath one of the surf clubs at Coolangatta. Campbell - nicknamed ‘The Sandman’ and ‘Dancing Sandy from Samarai’ - after the island and former administrative capital in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, where he hails from - was a rugby league star who was loved by fans and was a flashy, try-scoring winger with a burst of speed. [Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs](https://7news.com.au/sport/canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs), [South Sydney Rabbitohs](https://7news.com.au/sport/south-sydney-rabbitohs) and [Sydney Roosters](https://7news.com.au/sport/sydney-roosters) cult figure played 93 first grade games in the 1980s and 90s and was considered a glamour boy of rugby league.

'Always a Bulldog': Canterbury vow to help Sandy Campbell (Daily Telegraph)

The Canterbury Bulldogs and former players are reaching out to assist Sandy Campbell, the former NRL star who is homeless and fighting cancer.