Edinboro University Athletics

Jim Camp is the fourth recipient of the Athletic Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award an individual who didn’t necessarily compete in athletics, but still made a major impact. Camp retired in November 2004 after a 40-year newspaper career. He first worked at his hometown paper, the Oil City Derrick. In 1966 he accepted a position with the Erie Morning News. He would go on to hold various posts with the Times Publishing Company, including a 15-year stint as the Morning News Sports Editor. For 20 years he wrote a popular Sunday column which followed the exploits of area athletes at the collegiate level. He reported on thousands of sporting events through the years. Camp’s coverage ranged from youth contests to seven Super Bowls. Along the way he wrote about numerous Edinboro athletes and teams and was a regular at campus events for over three decades. His writing about Fighting Scot athletes included stories on the last basketball game at Crawford Gym and the first one at McComb Fieldhouse. Several years ago Edinboro University was proud to have Camp accept a spot on the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. He has previously been recognized by numerous organizations, including for his work with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC). He was presented the Media Award by each of these organizations. No other media representative has won more than one of these awards. Camp was inducted into the Penn State Behrend Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Metro Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. In recent years Camp has turned his attention to helping find a cure for Alzheimer’s, and has become a tireless supporter of the Alzheimer’s Association. He has been the leading fundraiser in northwestern Pennsylvania for the past ten years. His Camp’s Champs team has raised over $90,000 during that time. The oldest of ten children, Jim and his wife Kathy are the parents of seven children and 12 grandchildren. Now retired, they enjoy traveling and watching athletic events.