Samuel Otto John Buck (born 15 November 1876) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He had previously been a member of Carlton's 1896 VFA team.[2]

Otto Buck
Personal information
Full name Samuel Otto John Buck
Date of birth (1876-11-15)15 November 1876
Place of birth St Arnaud, Victoria
Position(s) Half Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 Carlton 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of the watchmaker Francis James Buck (1849-1916),[3] and Ann Elizabeth "Nettie" Buck (1846-1897), née Sparks,[4] Samuel Otto John Buck was born at St Arnaud, Victoria on 15 November 1876.[5]

He married Florence Loveday Hince (1880-1902) in 1897.[6] He married Cecilia Hickey (1882-) in 1904.[7]

Football

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He was a member of the Carlton team that played against Fitzroy in the first game of the first VFL season, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 8 May 1897.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.104.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.108.
  3. ^ Deaths: Buck, The Age, (Tuesday, 11 July 1916), p.1.
  4. ^ Deaths: Buck, The Age, (Tuesday, 25 May 1897), p.1.
  5. ^ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Registration no.5473/1877.
  6. ^ Deaths: Buck, The Age, (Tuesday, 16 September 1902), p.1.
  7. ^ Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Registration no.3754/1904.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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