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Buck Buchanan

Buchanan, Junious
Height: 6-7 Weight: 279
Born: September 10, 1939 Gainesville, AL
Died: July 16, 1992 Kansas City, MO
High School: A.H. Parker (Birmingham, AL)
YearCollegeParticipation
1959Grambling StateLettered
1960Grambling StatePlayed
1961Grambling StatePlayed
1962Grambling StatePlayed
Draft: 17th round (238rd overall) 1962 Green Bay Packers; 1st round (1st overall) 1963 Kansas City Chiefs; 19th round (265th overall) 1963 New York Giants
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1963 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1963 KC AFL86LDT-LDE1412
1964 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1964 KC AFL86RDT1414
1965 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1965 KC AFL86RDT1414
1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL86RDT1414
1967 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1967 KC AFL86RDT-LDE1414
1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL86RDT-RDE1414
1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1969 KC AFL86RDT1414
1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL86RDT1414
1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL86RDT1414
1972 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1972 KC NFL86RDT1414
1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1973 KC NFL86RDT1414
1974 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1974 KC NFL86RDT149
1975 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1975 KC NFL86RDT-LDT1412
13 Years (NFL)13 Years NFL182173
TransactionDateTeam
Draft12/4/19611962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL
Draft12/1/19621963 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1963 KC AFL
Draft12/3/19621963 New York Giants (NFL)1963 NYG NFL
Signed (Future)12/4/19621963 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1963 KC AFL
Retired2/10/19761975 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1975 KC NFL
AWARDS
1966 United Press International All-AFL
1966 Associated Press All-AFL
1966 The Sporting News All-AFL
1967 United Press International All-AFL
1967 Associated Press All-AFL
1967 The Sporting News All-AFL
1967 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL
1967 New York Daily News All-AFL
1968 United Press International All-AFL
1968 Associated Press All-AFL
1968 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL
1968 New York Daily News All-AFL
1968 Pro Football Weekly All-AFL
1969 United Press International All-AFL
1969 Associated Press All-AFL
1969 The Sporting News All-AFL
1969 New York Daily News All-AFL
1969 Pro Football Weekly All-AFL
1969 Pro Football Weekly All-Pro
1970 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1970 Assoiciated Press All-AFC
1971 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1971 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1990 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
SCORINGTDX1X1AX1%X2X2ADXFGFGAFG%SSAFPTS
1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL00000-00-12
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL00000-00-12
INTERCEPTIONSNOYDSAVGLGTD
1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL11111.0110
1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL199.090
1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1973 KC NFL11717.0170
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL33712.3170
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
1967 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1967 KC AFL100.000000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL100.000000
SACKSNOYDS
1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL7.0
1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL5.0
1972 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1972 KC NFL6.5
1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1973 KC NFL7.0
1974 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1974 KC NFL2.014.5
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL27.5
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL0010
1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL0001100
1974 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1974 KC NFL0002200
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL0004300
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