Buck Lamme

Buck Lamme
Personal information
Born(1905-07-02)July 2, 1905
Delaware, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 4, 1957(1957-09-04) (aged 52)
Dublin, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolOstrander (Ostrander, Ohio)
CollegeOhio Wesleyan (1923–1926)
Playing career1928–1947
PositionGuard
Coaching career1926–1929
Career history
Playing
1928–1929Newsies (OH)
1928–1929Columbus
1928–1929Coshocton Independents
1929–1930Canton Orphans
1931–1933Cleveland Penzoils
1933–1934Coshocton Independents
1934–1935Coshocton Buckeyes
1935–1936Dayton Metropolitans
1936–1937Richmar Sterling Oils
1937Columbus Athletic Supply
1946–1947Shea's Insurance
Coaching
1926–1927West HS
1927–1928Uhrichsville HS
1928–1929West HS
Career highlights

Emerald Ford "Buck" Lamme (July 2, 1905 – September 4, 1957) was an American three-sport athlete: professional basketball and football, and minor league baseball.[1][2] He played collegiately at Ohio Wesleyan University, and Lamme also later spent several years coaching high school basketball.[2]

Professional careers

Football

Lamme's professional football career was just one game in the National Football League.[3] He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1931, the only season the franchise existed.[3] Lamme played the end position.[3]

Basketball

Lamme's basketball career spanned independent leagues, the National Professional Basketball League, Midwest Basketball Conference, and the National Basketball League (NBL) from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s.[1][4] A guard, he appeared in only one NBL game, for Columbus Athletic Supply, but did not register a field goal.[1]

Baseball

Preceding both his professional football and basketball careers with a stint playing minor league baseball.[2] He competed for the Akron Tyrites in 1928.[5] In 28 games as a first baseman he registered a .244 batting average in 90 at-bats.[5]

Death

In 1957, Lamme was found dead at the foot of the O'Shaughnessy Dam in Dublin, Ohio.[2] 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.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FGM  Field goals made
 FTM  Free throws made  FTA  Free throws attempted
 FT%  Free throw percentage  PTS  Total points
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBL

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP FGM FTM PTS PPG
1937–38 Columbus 1000.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Buck Lamme NBL stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Buck Lamme". Peach Basket Society. August 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Buck Lamme NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Emerald Lamme Statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Buck Lamme stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
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