18 Facts About Cub Buck

Howard Pierce "Cub" Buck was an American football player and coach.

Cub Buck played as a tackle at the University of Wisconsin, captaining the team and earning consensus All-American honors in 1915.

Cub Buck served as the head football coach at Carleton College from 1917 to 1919, at Lawrence College in 1923, and as the first head coach at the University of Miami from 1926 to 1928.

Cub Buck was inducted into the Wisconsin State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1956, the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1977, and the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department Hall of Fame in 1991.

Cub Buck was born on August 7,1892, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Cub Buck attended high school there and was named to Wisconsin's all-state prep team as a center.

Cub Buck played under an assumed name, Moriarity, because his parents didn't want him playing professionally, especially on Sundays.

Cub Buck coached at Wisconsin during the week and for games on Saturdays, then travelled to the site of the Bulldogs game on Sunday.

In 1917, Cub Buck was hired as the head football coach and athletic director at Carleton College at age 25.

Cub Buck continued to play with Jim Thorpe and the Bulldogs through 1920, the first year of the American Professional Football Association.

Cub Buck added an extra game in 1920 by playing in the Green Bay Packers' last game of their season.

Besides playing both sides of the line, Cub Buck was the punter and placekicker.

From 1922 to 1925, Cub Buck made 24 of 35 extra points and 10 of 28 field goals for a total of 54 points.

Cub Buck led the Packers in scoring in 1923 and threw a touchdown pass in 1924.

Cub Buck was the executive director of the Boy Scouts in Appleton.

In 1926, Cub Buck became the first head coach of the Miami Hurricanes football program.

Cub Buck left football coaching in 1929, but he often went to three football games each weekend during the season.

Cub Buck moved to Rock Island, Illinois and opened a car dealership.