Howard Buck (1991) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Played tackle on Wisconsin's 1913, 1914 and 1915 football teams, which compiled an 11-8-2 record
Captained the 1915 Badger team
Two-time All-American, he gained consensus first-team honors in 1915 after being named to elite squads by Newspaper Enterprise Association, Walter Eckersall and the International News Service
Played professionally with the Canton Bulldogs (1915-19) and Green Bay Packers (1921-25)
Canton teammate Jim Thorpe called Buck the finest lineman he ever played with or against
Served as an assistant coach at Wisconsin (1916) and Carleton College (1917-20)
Head football coach at Lawrence College (1924-25) and Miami, Fla. (1926-28)
Named to the University of Wisconsin's All-Time Football Team
Inducted into the Wisconsin State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1956 and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1977