Buck Buchanan
Junious Buchanan
Born: September 10, 1940
Gainesville, AL USA
Deceased: July 16, 1992
Kansas City, MO
Position: DT
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 270
College: Grambling St.
High School: A.H. Parker (Birmingham, AL)
Career: 1963-1975
Drafted: 1963 in Round 1, #1 overall (AFL) by the Kansas City Chiefs
Drafted: 1963 in Round 19, #265 overall by the New York Giants
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990
Buck Buchanan played from 1963 to 1975 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Buchanan accounted for 2 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| AFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| NFL | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1960s Team
Honors
1964 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1964 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1966 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Writers Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL The Sporting News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Hall of Fame All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
