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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 2, 1905 Delaware, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 1957 (aged 52) Dublin, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ostrander (Ostrander, Ohio) |
| College | Ohio Wesleyan (1923–1926) |
| Playing career | 1928–1947 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1926–1929 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1928–1929 | Newsies (OH) |
| 1928–1929 | Columbus |
| 1928–1929 | Coshocton Independents |
| 1929–1930 | Canton Orphans |
| 1931–1933 | Cleveland Penzoils |
| 1933–1934 | Coshocton Independents |
| 1934–1935 | Coshocton Buckeyes |
| 1935–1936 | Dayton Metropolitans |
| 1936–1937 | Richmar Sterling Oils |
| 1937 | Columbus Athletic Supply |
| 1946–1947 | Shea's Insurance |
| As coach: | |
| 1926–1927 | West HS |
| 1927–1928 | Uhrichsville HS |
| 1928–1929 | West HS |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional careers
editFootball
editLamme'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
editLamme'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
editPreceding 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
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Emerald Lamme NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Buck Lamme". Peach Basket Society. August 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Buck Lamme NFL stats". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ "Emerald Lamme Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Buck Lamme NFL stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
