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Joseph “Buckin' Joe” Bukant

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Joseph “Buckin' Joe” Bukant Famous memorial

Birth
Divernon, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Death
9 Feb 2007 (aged 91)
Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.1177755, Longitude: -88.0230653
Plot
Outdoor Mausoleum
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Professional Football Player. After graduating from Divernon High School, he went to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a two-time all-Midwest and all-Missouri Valley Conference fullback. Besides playing football, he also lettered two years in track and field. He was drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1938. He played with the Eagles from 1938 to 1940 and with the Chicago Cardinals in 1942 and 1943, for a total of five seasons in the NFL. He then joined the Navy and played on a service team at Camp Peary in 1944 and the Pearl Harbor Pacific All-Stars in 1945. He was inducted into the Washington University Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.
Professional Football Player. After graduating from Divernon High School, he went to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a two-time all-Midwest and all-Missouri Valley Conference fullback. Besides playing football, he also lettered two years in track and field. He was drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1938. He played with the Eagles from 1938 to 1940 and with the Chicago Cardinals in 1942 and 1943, for a total of five seasons in the NFL. He then joined the Navy and played on a service team at Camp Peary in 1944 and the Pearl Harbor Pacific All-Stars in 1945. He was inducted into the Washington University Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.

Bio by: Mel Bashore


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Mel Bashore
  • Added: Dec 24, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23540662/joseph-bukant: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph “Buckin' Joe” Bukant (31 Oct 1915–9 Feb 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23540662, citing Valhalla Memorial Park, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.