Kevin Campbell: Wayne Rooney, Andy Cole and more discuss ex-Arsenal and Everton striker's life and death

Kevin Campbell was the all-action, hard-grafting centre-forward who delighted football fans with great goals across a 19-year career at the top of the game.

Affectionately known as Super Kev at Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Everton, he developed a reputation as one of the hardest-to-handle forwards in the country, while his beaming smile and joyous celebrations made him one of English football's most popular characters.

"I think if you ask anyone who's ever been in the presence of him, they'll always remember him and speak about how good a person he was," says Campbell's son Tyrese, 25, who plays as a striker for Sheffield United. "He carried the whole room - you knew when he was in there because you could probably hear him.

"He was a respectful, happy, positive person. You could even say almost too good for this Earth. A proper angel sent from heaven."

In 2024 Kevin Campbell's life was tragically cut short after he suffered a serious illness, and an investigation was launched into concerns over his care.

This is the story of Campbell's life, loss and legacy, told by those who knew him best.

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