About Bill Buckler
Lived 1901 – 1979 (aged 78). Bill Buckler was an American american football player.
William Earl Buckler (April 29, 1901 – June 20, 1979) was an American professional football player who played guard for six seasons for the Chicago Bears.
Biography Buckler was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended the University of Alabama, where he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in mechanical engineering. While he was at Alabama, he was on the first Alabama football team to play in the Rose Bowl Game, in 1926.
Buckler played for the Chicago Bears from 1926 to 1933, during which time the Bears were twice champions of the National Football League (in 1932 and 1933). and head of several foundry companies in Illinois.
Buckler married Mary Steed. His sons Bill Jr. and Jim also attended the University of Alabama. He died in 1979, at the age of 78, in Wood River, Illinois.
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Who was Bill Buckler?
American football player (1901-1979)
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Bill Buckler was born on 29 April 1901 in Saint Paul.
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Bill Buckler died on 20 June 1979.
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Bill Buckler was an american football player.
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Bill Buckler was American.
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