Buck Hunt
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1891 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1928 (aged 37) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1910 | Howard |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1910 | Howard |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1910 | Howard |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1910 | Howard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1916 | Virginia Seminary |
| 1919–1921 | Virginia Seminary |
| 1922 | Tennessee State |
| 1923 | Roger Williams (TN) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1922 | Virginia Seminary |
John Russell "Buck" Hunt (September 10, 1891 – December 21, 1927) was an American college football coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Theological Seminary and College (now known as the Virginia University of Lynchburg) in 1916 and from 1919 to 1921, Tennessee A&I State Normal School for Negroes (now known as Tennessee State University) in 1922, and Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1923.
Hunt was born on September 10, 1891, in Annapolis, Maryland, to Josiah and Melvina Hunt. His family moved to Washington, D.C. during his youth.[1] Hunt attended Howard University, where he competed in football, basketball, baseball, and track before graduating in 1912.[2]
Hunt went to Virginia Seminary in 1912 as professor of English.[2] During World War I, he served as a first lieutenant in Company B, 368th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division.[1] After the war, he returned to Virginia Seminary as athletic director and coach.[3] In 1922, he moved on to Tennessee State as football coach.[4] The following year, he went to Roger Williams as athletic coach.[5]
Hunt died on December 21, 1927, in Baltimore, following a illness lasting several months.[1] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Seminary Dragons (Independent) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Virginia Seminary | 0–2 | |||||||
| Virginia Seminary Dragons (Independent) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Virginia Seminary | 0–2 | |||||||
| 1920 | Virginia Seminary | 2–2 | |||||||
| Virginia Seminary Dragons (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Virginia Seminary | 4–4 | 0–3 | 7th | |||||
| Virginia Seminary: | 6–10 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Tennessee State (Independent) (1922) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Tennessee State | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| Tennessee State: | 3–1–1 | ||||||||
| Roger Williams (Independent) (1923) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Roger Williams | ||||||||
| Roger Williams: | |||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Obituary". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. December 31, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - 1 2 3 ""Buck" Hunt Former Howard Star Dead". The Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. January 7, 1928. p. 13. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Are Workin Hard—Virginia Seminary Hope to Win the Championship". The News. Lynchburg, Virginia. November 2, 1919. p. 10. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Coaches Lynchburg "11"". The Chicago Defender. Chicago, Illinois. October 21, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "J. R. "Buck" Hunt, Athletic Coach At Roger Williams". St. Louis Argus. St. Louis, Missouri. November 2, 1923. p. 12. Retrieved May 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
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