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REMEMBERING A TRUE GENTLEMAN: BUCK BUCHANAN, FORMER COWBOYS EQUIPMENT MANAGER
JUL 6TH, 2015
The Cowboys Family received sad news over the holiday weekend. Long-time equipment manager Buck Buchanan passed away on the 4th of July. He spent 25 seasons with the Cowboys (1973-1998) and his tenure included the dynastic Super Bowl winning teams of the 70’s and the 90’s. His legacy with the franchise continues to this day because his son, Bucky, followed in his father’s footsteps as a Cowboys equipment manager.
Within the Cowboys organization we proudly use the term “family”. It’s not a word we throw around lightly. Buck was one of the first members in the organization that made me feel like family.
I had the good fortune of being around Buck for seven years (1991-1998). He treated me, a young female reporter just learning the ropes, like a respected professional. He treated me the same as the long-time veteran male reporters. Okay, to be honest, I think he actually treated me better than the guys because he was a true gentleman and took a paternalistic interest in protecting a young pup.
If an editor restricted me to one word to describe Buck, that’s the word I would choose: GENTLEMAN. And if two words were the limit, the other would be RESPECTED. Everyone not only loved Buck, they respected him.
He saw it all in his 25 seasons. He worked with many of the greatest players and coaches in the history of the game. Not just the history of the Cowboys, but the history of the NFL!!!! And they respected him. From Landry & Staubach, Randy White & Tony Dorsett, to the Super Bowl winning teams of the 90’s with the Triplets. Wow, Buck was there for the highest of highs as well as the lowest of lows (1-15 season of 1989, firing of Landry, etc.).
Gosh, the guy should have written a book!
Well, actually he did write a book in 2006. It’s titled GLORY DAYS: LIFE WITH THE DALLAS COWBOYS 1973-1998. If you want to read behind-the-scenes stories of life in the NFL and what it’s really like to work with the Cowboys, you may want to go to order it on-line (yes, it’s available at sites such as Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and eBay, among others).
http://www.5pointsblue.com/remember...ck-buchanan-former-cowboys-equipment-manager/
JUL 6TH, 2015
The Cowboys Family received sad news over the holiday weekend. Long-time equipment manager Buck Buchanan passed away on the 4th of July. He spent 25 seasons with the Cowboys (1973-1998) and his tenure included the dynastic Super Bowl winning teams of the 70’s and the 90’s. His legacy with the franchise continues to this day because his son, Bucky, followed in his father’s footsteps as a Cowboys equipment manager.
Within the Cowboys organization we proudly use the term “family”. It’s not a word we throw around lightly. Buck was one of the first members in the organization that made me feel like family.
I had the good fortune of being around Buck for seven years (1991-1998). He treated me, a young female reporter just learning the ropes, like a respected professional. He treated me the same as the long-time veteran male reporters. Okay, to be honest, I think he actually treated me better than the guys because he was a true gentleman and took a paternalistic interest in protecting a young pup.
If an editor restricted me to one word to describe Buck, that’s the word I would choose: GENTLEMAN. And if two words were the limit, the other would be RESPECTED. Everyone not only loved Buck, they respected him.
He saw it all in his 25 seasons. He worked with many of the greatest players and coaches in the history of the game. Not just the history of the Cowboys, but the history of the NFL!!!! And they respected him. From Landry & Staubach, Randy White & Tony Dorsett, to the Super Bowl winning teams of the 90’s with the Triplets. Wow, Buck was there for the highest of highs as well as the lowest of lows (1-15 season of 1989, firing of Landry, etc.).
Gosh, the guy should have written a book!
Well, actually he did write a book in 2006. It’s titled GLORY DAYS: LIFE WITH THE DALLAS COWBOYS 1973-1998. If you want to read behind-the-scenes stories of life in the NFL and what it’s really like to work with the Cowboys, you may want to go to order it on-line (yes, it’s available at sites such as Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and eBay, among others).
http://www.5pointsblue.com/remember...ck-buchanan-former-cowboys-equipment-manager/
