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Buck Buchanan

Buck Buchanan, American football player (died 1992)

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Born
September 10, 1940
Died
July 16, 1992
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1940

About Buck Buchanan

Junious "Buck" Buchanan was an American professional football defensive tackle who played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Buchanan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He was selected to the NFL 100th Anniversary Team. His was the first African American taken as the first selection in an AFL or NFL draft. Buchanan was massive for his era, standing at 6 ft 7 in, and weighing 270 lbs.. His height gave him an advantage against linemen in the trenches. The Dallas Texans, who would become the Kansas City Chiefs before the 1963 season started, selected Buchanan with the first overall pick in the 1963 AFL draft, held on December 1, 1962. Buchanan was both the first player from an historically black college, and the first black player, selected as a number one draft choice in AFL or NFL history.

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Buck Buchanan timeline

  1. The Dallas Texans, who would become the Kansas City Chiefs before the 1963 season started, selected Buchanan with the first overall pick in the 1963 AFL draft, held on December 1, 1962.
  2. Buchanan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

The world when Buck Buchanan was born

Buck Buchanan was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Buck Buchanan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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