Former Bulldogs, Rabbitohs and Roosters player Sandy Campbell is sadly battling throat cancer.
Making his fight even tougher is the fact he is homeless, as revealed by News Corp.
Campbell — nicknamed The Sandman — played 93 first grade games in the 80s and 90s and was considered a glamour boy of rugby league.
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At the height of his career he featured on the front cover of Rugby League Week posing as Michael Jackson with the headline ‘BAD – The Dancin’ Bulldog. The remarkable talents of a Bulldogs flyer.’
But the 56-year-old now sleeps on a beach and is often spotted at a St Vincent de Paul homeless shelter in Tweed Heads collecting a hot meal.
Campbell has reportedly struggled after retiring from footy in 1991 and has “lounge hopped” for the last 20 years while working as a security guard and tattoo artist, according to News Corp.
However his life has taken a terrible turn after being diagnosed a month ago. A good friend revealed Campbell has to regularly visit a local hospital for chemotherapy and then leave with a tube that self-administers the treatment.
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“He’s got nothing… He just started treatment but has got nowhere to stay, nowhere to go and no help,” Smith told News Corp.
“At the moment, he is sleeping on the beach underneath one of the surf clubs at Coolangatta.
“I don’t even know how to help him. What do I do? I was going to start a Go Fund Me page to try and help him out.
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“No one can give him accommodation and he’s got no money. 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.
“I have helped him out many times. 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.
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“It makes it even harder because he is sick. To have a bed to sleep in would be everything for him. It’s very sad.
“I saw him the other day and thought: ‘What the f***, are you serious?’ Look at him, he’s connected up to this (medical) s*** and pushing his trolley — how do you help?”
Former teammate Kurt Landers told Wide World of Sports that a GoFundMe page will be set up for Campbell and Family of League (formerly Men of League) have “promised to do something.”
