Cub Buck

Football Player

Birthday August 7, 1892

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Eau Claire, WI

DEATH DATE Jun 1, 1966 (73)

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About

Former football tackle with the Green Bay Packers in their early years. He was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame.

Before Fame

He was a standout football player at the University of Wisconsin in his teens, and joined the NFL to play with the Canton Bulldogs in 1921.

Trivia

He was a punter and field goal kicker for the Green Bay Packers in a rain-soaked 1923 game against the St. Louis All-Stars, in which he punted 19 times for a Packers 3-0 victory.

Family Life

He was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Associated With

At 6'0" and 180 pounds, he was big enough to block for Hall of Famer Jim Thorpe on the Canton Bulldogs.