Donald Buck

American field hockey player (1916–2002)

Donald Eaton Buck
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1916-09-26)September 26, 1916 Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died	June 3, 2002(2002-06-03) (aged 85) Cockeysville, Maryland, United States
Sport
Sport	Field hockey

Donald Eaton Buck (September 26, 1916 – June 3, 2002) was an American field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Early life and military service

Buck graduated from Johns Hopkins University, where he was on the football, wrestling and lacrosse teams.^[2] He served as an officer in the United States Army Air Forces and deployed overseas in 1944.^[3]^[4] He deployed to the India-Burma theater of operations and returned in 1945.^[5]^[2]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donald Buck Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Ellis, James. "Buck Willing To Take Wife's Hockey Advice", The Evening Sun, volume 77, number 69, July 8, 1948, page 36.
^ "Baltimore Society: Engagement Of Miss Elizabeth s. Lamb And Donald Eaton Buck Announced", The Baltimore Sun, volume 210, number 88-F, February 26, 1942, page 5.
^ "Society", The Baltimore Sun, volume 214, number 51-F, January 17, 1944, page 10.
^ "Society", The Baltimore Sun, volume 218, number 37-F, December 31, 1945, page 10.