Buck Lamme

Emerald Ford "Buck" Lamme (July 2, 1905 – September 4, 1957) was an American three-sport athlete: professional basketball and football, and minor league baseball. He played collegiately at Ohio Wesleyan University, and Lamme also later spent several years coaching high school basketball. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1931, the only season the franchise existed. A guard, he appeared in only one NBL game, for Columbus Athletic Supply, but did not register a field goal. In 28 games as a first baseman he registered a .244 batting average in 90 at-bats.

Death In 1957, Lamme was found dead at the foot of the O'Shaughnessy Dam in Dublin, Ohio. He had jumped to his death and it was reported as suicide. He was the owner of the Brown Jug Restaurant in Delaware, Ohio, at the time of his death.

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