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Dave
Camburn
Senior
DB
Doylestown,
PA/ Central Bucks
West
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At
Delaware:
2004:
Veteran defensive back who is expected to
take over the full-time starting spot at
strong safety after three seasons as a
part-time starter...will take over spot
vacated by the graduation of San Francisco
49er signee and co-captain Mike
Adams...three-year letterwinner who has
battled knee injuries throughout career
but is back at near full strength...can
deliver a hard hit on opposing ball
carriers...has played in 34 career games
with 12 starts and posted 97 tackles (45
solo), and five tackles for loss...had
five tackles in spring game...
2003:
Key member of a talented defensive
secondary...played in all 16 games with
six starts at free safety...earned starts
when co-captain Mike Adams went down with
a broken fibula vs. Rhode Island...ninth
on team with 49 tackles, including 24 solo
stops...had one sack, broke up four
passes, intercepted two passes, and
recovered a fumble...posted a career-high
seven tackles in consecutive games vs.
Northeastern and Massachusetts...had six
tackles and broke up a pass in the end
zone on the final play of the game in
21-17 win at Navy to earn Blue Hen
Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the
Week honors...had two tackles and
intercepted two passes for 41 yards vs.
Rhode Island...
2002:
Moved into starting spot in UD
secondary after rebounding from knee
surgery...appeared in 10 games with six
starts...missed first two games due to
knee injury that slowed him the entire
season...10th on team with 35 tackles (15
solo)...added 2.5 sacks for 17 yards and
had one other tackle for loss...collected
five or more tackles three times with
career-high seven stops, including a sack,
vs. William & Mary...had six stops vs.
The Citadel and vs. Rhode Island...did not
participate in spring drills due to
injury...
2001:
Lettered as a backup free safety and on
special teams...joined quarterback Mike
Connor as the only true freshmen to see
action...played in first eight games
before suffering season-ending knee
ligament injury at James Madison...among
special teams leaders with 13
tackles...had season-high five tackles vs.
Northeastern and added four the next week
vs. New Hampshire...recovered a fumble on
punt coverage against Georgia
Southern...
High
School Honors: Versatile all-around
player who played running back, wide
receiver, defensive back, and kick
returner at national power Central Bucks
West High School under head coaches Mike
Pettine and Mike Carey (2000)...three-year
starter who led team to 44-1 record, AAAA
state titles in 1998 and 1999, and state
runner-up spot in 2000...team won a state
record 59 straight games before losing in
2000 state championship...first team
Associated Press All-State selection at
defensive back in 2000...Big 33 game
nominee...first team All-Suburban One
selection as an all-purpose back and
defensive back in 2000...two-time first
team All-Doylestown Intelligencer
all-purpose back...named first team
All-Area by Montgomery Newspapers...led
team in all-purpose yards his final two
seasons...captain and team Most Valuable
Player as a senior...three-year standout
wrestler who was a state qualifier as a
junior and state medalist as a
senior...also played rugby and earned East
Coast All-Star notice...led Doylestown
Rugby Club team to national tournament in
1999...honor student who earned perfect
attendance award...
Personal:
David James Camburn...born March 16,
1982...son of Donald and Arlene
Camburn...third of four children...health
and physical education major at
Delaware...would like to get into coaching
after graduation...father played college
soccer at East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
University and competed 10 years in the
United Soccer League of
Philadelphia.
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