Former rugby league star Sandy Campbell has had a dramatic fall from grace, and is now homeless and was recently diagnosed with throat cancer. NRL 7NEWS
cult figure played 93 first grade games in the 1980s and 90s and was considered a glamour boy of rugby league.Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free onCampbell - 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.
Nowadays, the 56-year-old sleeps on a beach and is often spotted at a St Vincent de Paul homeless shelter in Tweed Heads collecting a hot meal.Supplied He is estranged from his wife and twin daughters and 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.
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