Buck Buchanan
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[] at NFL.comJunious "Buck" Buchanan (September 10, 1940 - July 16, 1992) was a former American Football defensive tackle who played for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Buchanan played college football at Grambling State University. In 1963, the 6'7" 287 pound Buchanan was the first round draft choice of the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Eddie Robinson, his coach at Grambling, where he hed been an NAIA All-America in 1962, called him "the finest linemen I have seen."
Others who had watched Buchanan in action were equally enthusiastic. Buchanan had the physical size - 6-7 and 270 pounds- plus the athletic instincts to be exceptionally successful at his job of foiling opposition offenses. he was particulary effective at intimidating the passer and, in one season alone in 1967, he batted down 16 opposition passes at or behind the line of scrimmage. He was clocked at 4.9 in the 40 and 10.2 in the 100 at Grambling and, with that speed; he could range from sideline to sideline to make tackles.
In spite of the weekly pounding he took on the scrimmage line, Buchanan was extremely durable. he played in 182 career games that included a string of 166 straight. After dabbling briefly at defensive end as a rookie, Buchanan settled down to his permanent job as the Chiefs' defensive right tackle. he was named to his first AFL All-Star Game after his second season.
He teamed with Curley Culp, Aaron Brown and Jerry Mays to establish a dominant front four for the Chiefs, culminating in their victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV.
He was selected to the second team of the AFL All-Time Team, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Two years after he was inducted to the Hall of Fame, he died from lung cancer at the age of 51.
See also
Other American Football League playersExternal links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: [Member biography]
- [Buchanan's 1965 Topps football card]
- [Full roster of all American Football League players 1960 - 1969]
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