Cub Buck
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 7, 1892 Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| Died |
June 14, 1966 (aged 73) Davenport, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1913–1915 | Wisconsin |
| 1920 | Canton Bulldogs |
| 1920–1925 | Green Bay Packers |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1916 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
| 1923 | Lawrence |
| 1927–1928 | Miami (FL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1917–1918 | Carleton |
| c. 1918 | St. Olaf |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–13–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
|
Consensus All-American, 1915 Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame (1977) | |
Howard Pierce "Cub" Buck (August 7, 1892 – June 14, 1966) was an American football, coach and college athletics administrator. He played as a tackle at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and then professionally for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs and Green Bay Packers. Buck served as the head football coach at Lawrence College—now Lawrence University—in 1923 and at the University of Miami from 1927 to 1928. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1977.
Buck was born on August 7, 1892 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He attended high school there and was named to Wisconsin all-state prep team at the center position. After graduating from Wisconsin, Buck served as an assistant football coach at his alma mater in 1916. He then served as the athletic director at Carleton College and as the joint athletic director at Carleton and nearby St. Olaf College during World War I.[1]
He died in Davenport, Iowa.[2][3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Vikings (Midwest Conference) (1923) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Lawrence | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| Lawrence: | 4–3–1 | ||||||||
| Miami Hurricanes (Independent) (1927–1928) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Miami | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | Miami | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Miami: | 7–10–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–13–3 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Cub Buck Named To Hall of Fame". The Milwaukee Sentinel. December 15, 1956. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Ex-Packer Buck, 79, Dies". The Pantagraph. June 15, 1966. p. 31. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Grid Great Dies". Janesville Daily Gazette. June 15, 1966. p. 21. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.