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Buck Belue has made his mark in the
world of sports, both on and off the field. With just his name alone, Buck
Belue is one of the most recognizable names in college football history.
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Buck played quarterback at the University of Georgia from 1978-1981. During
that time,
he helped lead the team to the 1980 National Championship, back-to-back
SEC Titles
in 1980 and 1981, and consecutive Sugar Bowl appearances.
Perhaps his greatest honor was being elected team captain of the 1981
SEC Champions.
Buck was named first-team ALL-SEC QB in both his junior and senior seasons,
and was
chosen as the SEC Athlete of the Year in 1982.
In games Buck started, the ‘Dogs were 27-3. |
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At storied Valdosta High School, Buck started at quarterback all four
seasons, leading the Wildcats to a 34-14 record.
He was chosen to the Parade All-American Team in 1977, named the Georgia
High School Player of the Year, and
played in the Georgia All-Star game.
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Buck was also an accomplished baseball player. Drafted in the 2nd Round
by the
Chicago White Sox in 1978, after leading Valdosta High to their only state
baseball
championship. Buck tossed a one-hitter in the state title game.
At Georgia, Buck was a two-time All-SEC outfielder. A career .356 hitter
for the ‘Dogs,
Buck led the SEC with a .447 average his senior season.
Following his dream of playing in the major leagues, Buck signed with
the Expos organization,
after being drafted in the 6th round. He spent three years in the Montreal
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Following that stint in pro baseball, Buck played quarterback for the
Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL.
When the league folded, Buck joined Mike Cavan’s staff at Valdosta
State University, where he coached the quarterbacks and receivers, for two seasons.
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Off the field, Buck was named Sports Director for the ABC affiliate WJCL-TV
in Savannah, where he anchored the six and eleven o’clock news for
four years, before moving to Atlanta, where he currently
co-hosts 680 The Fan’s Buck and Kincade Show, heard weekday afternoon’s
from 3-7.
Buck also is a color-analyst on Comcast broadcasts of Georgia football
and baseball games.
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