Football

MacArthur High School

Class of 2002

Inducted October 2021

Dampeer was an unblockable defensive tackle, leading the Generals to an 8-3 record in 2000 as a junior. At 6-foot-4, 280 pounds, Dampeer was Herald & Review All-Macon County First Team as both a junior and senior, recording 89 tackles, 10 sacks and 12 tackles for loss as a junior, and 68 tackles and 13 tackles for loss as a senior. He was also a first-team all-county basketball player as a senior, averaging 14.7 points and 9.3 rebounds.

Dampeer, who was the No. 2-ranked defensive line recruit in the nation, ended up choosing Oklahoma over Illinois, and was also recruited by Miami, Tennessee, Florida, Florida State, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, UCLA, Oregon, USC, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Purdue, Northwestern, Iowa, Boston College, Virginia, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Missouri, among others. Eastern Illinois and Illinois State wanted him for both football and basketball.

Dampeer played for the Sooners in 2004 after a 2003 redshirt, then later played at NCAA Division II Northwest Missouri State.

Dampeer previously coached Decatur JFL and was an assistant at St. Teresa and head coach at Eisenhower for a season.