1. Thomas Leon Preston Campbell was born on 7 June 1977 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a five-eighth or fullback in the National Rugby League for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, the Penrith Panthers and the Gold Coast Titans.
Preston Campbell was a New South Wales Country, Dreamtime Team and Indigenous All Stars representative.
Preston Campbell is considered to be one of the best players to never play State of Origin.
Preston Campbell made his NRL debut with the Gold Coast Chargers in 1998 as a fullback.
Preston Campbell moved on to play for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 1999.
Preston Campbell spent the first two seasons biding his time in reserve grade and occasionally filling in for injuries in first grade.
Preston Campbell's electrifying speed and side-step combined with his diminutive stature and humility quickly endeared him to Cronulla fans.
Clearly Preston Campbell was too talented to be wasted playing in reserve grade.
Preston Campbell was instead moved to the unfamiliar position of hooker.
On 7 August 2002, it was announced that Preston Campbell had agreed to terms with the Penrith Panthers for a three-year term.
Preston Campbell played at five-eighth in the 2003 NRL grand final-winning Panthers team, kicking two goals.
In 2005, with two seasons still to play with the Panthers, Preston Campbell was the inaugural signing for the newly admitted NRL club, Gold Coast Titans.
Preston Campbell had been playing well during the 2007 season and started the 2008 season in good form.
Preston Campbell was named the 2008 Gold Coast Titans player of the year for his consistent and inspiring performances throughout the year.
Preston Campbell retired at the end of the 2011 season, and was honoured as the first life member of the Titans in 2019.
In November 2008, Preston Campbell was awarded the Ken Stephen Medal by the NRL at the One Community Awards for his tireless work with Indigenous communities.
In 2023, Preston Campbell was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to rugby league.
Preston Campbell is a cousin of Nathan Blacklock and Greg Inglis.