Buck Buchanan

Safeties:	1
Interceptions:	3
Fumble recoveries:	3

Buck Buchanan
	Buchanan playing with the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV
No. 86
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	September 10, 1940; Gainesville, Alabama, U.S.
Died:	July 16, 1992 (aged 51); Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:	270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:	Parker ; (Birmingham, Alabama)
College:	Grambling State
NFL draft:	1963 / Round: 19 / Pick: 265
AFL draft:	1963 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
	Kansas City Chiefs (1963–1975);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (IV); Second-team All-Pro (1971); 2× Pro Bowl (1970, 1971); NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; AFL champion (1966); 6× AFL All-Star (1964–1969); 6× First-team All-AFL (1964–1969); AFL All-Time Team; Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame; Kansas City Chiefs No. 86 retired; First-team Little All-American (1962);
Career NFL statistics
Safeties:
Safeties:	1
Interceptions:	3
Fumble recoveries:	3
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Junious "Buck" Buchanan (September 10, 1940 – July 16, 1992) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle with the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League (AFL) and in the 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. Buchanan was massive for his era, standing at 6'7", and weighing 270 lbs. His height gave him a big advantage against lineman in the trenches.

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