All through his long and illustrious career as an orthopaedic surgeon while working in Manhattan's Roosevelt Hospital and the Hospital for Special Surgery, his love of merriment and a good joke has tempered his serious profession with fun and laughter. Movie stars, legends from the golfing world and other world celebrities chose him to be their doctor and later became his friends.

Rolla's brother is the highly acclaimed golfer, William Campbell. The Campbell brother's love of golf is reflected in many humorous stories that occurred on and off the course.