sport.wikisort.org - AthleteFrank Buckley "Bucky" Pope (born March 23, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams and the Green Bay Packers. He is mostly known for his 1964 season and nickname,"The Catawba Claw." The 31.44 yards he gained per reception that year is the second-highest for a season in NFL history.[1] After his stellar rookie season his career was derailed due to injuries.[2] He missed all of the 1965 season then played only 3 more years.[3]
American football player (born 1941)
Bucky PopeBorn: | (1941-03-23) March 23, 1941 (age 81) Crafton, Pennsylvania |
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Position(s) | Wide receiver |
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College | Catawba |
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NFL draft | 1964 / Round: 8 / Pick 105 |
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1964–1967 | Los Angeles Rams |
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1968 | Green Bay Packers |
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Catawba College
Bucky was recruited to play basketball at Duke University but did not persist there due to grades.[4] After that experience he became a two sport star at nearby Catawba College (1962-1963), originally recruited for basketball he also made his mark on the football field. In basketball, he averaged 19.4 points in 61 games and in two seasons playing football caught 66 passes for nearly 1,200 yards.[5]
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Los Angeles Rams 1964 NFL Draft selections |
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- Bill Munson
- John Mims
- Willie Brown
- Jerry Richardson
- Roger Pillath
- Ken Henson
- Herman Johnson
- John Varnell
- Bucky Pope
- Jerry Burton
- Ron Smith
- Gary Larsen
- John Farris
- William "Red" Dawson
- Marvin Harris
- John Garrett
- Mike Mayne
- Phil Zera
- Jim Galmin
- Tom Smith
- Bob Cherry
- Bob Hohn
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NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders |
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- 1932: Flaherty
- 1933: Burnett, Caddel, Johnsos, Karr, Kelly, McNally & Richards
- 1934: Hewitt
- 1935: Hutson & Karr
- 1936: Hutson
- 1937: Hutson
- 1938: Hutson
- 1939: Benton
- 1940: Hutson
- 1941: Hutson
- 1942: Hutson
- 1943: Hutson
- 1944: Hutson
- 1945: Liebel
- 1946: Dewell
- 1947: Kavanaugh
- 1948: Kutner
- 1949: Fears, Kavanaugh & Taylor
- 1950: Shaw
- 1951: Hirsch
- 1952: Box
- 1953: Pihos & Wilson
- 1954: Hill
- 1955: Hill
- 1956: Howton
- 1957: Mutschelller
- 1958: Berry & McDonald
- 1959: Berry
- 1960: Randle
- 1961: McDonald
- 1962: Clarke
- 1963: Barr & Collins
- 1964: Mitchell, Morris & Pope
- 1965: Hayes & Parks
- 1966: Hayes
- 1967: H. Jones
- 1968: Warfield
- 1969: Rentzel
- 1970: Gordon
- 1971: Warfield
- 1972: Washington
- 1973: H. Jackson
- 1974: Branch
- 1975: Gray & Swann
- 1976: Branch
- 1977: Moore
- 1978: Jefferson
- 1979: Morgan
- 1980: Jefferson
- 1981: Jenkins & Watson
- 1982: Chandler
- 1983: Green
- 1984: Clayton
- 1985: Turner
- 1986: Rice
- 1987: Rice
- 1988: Clayton
- 1989: Rice
- 1990: Rice
- 1991: Rice
- 1992: Sharpe
- 1993: Rice & Rison
- 1994: Sharpe
- 1995: Carter & Pickens
- 1996: M. Jackson & Martin
- 1997: Carter
- 1998: Moss
- 1999: Carter
- 2000: Moss
- 2001: Owens
- 2002: Owens
- 2003: Moss
- 2004: Muhammad
- 2005: Harrison & Smith
- 2006: Owens
- 2007: Moss
- 2008: Fitzgerald & Johnson
- 2009: Davis, Fitzgerald & Moss
- 2010: Bowe
- 2011: Gronkowski
- 2012: J. Jones
- 2013: Graham
- 2014: Bryant
- 2015: Baldwin, Marshall & Robinson
- 2016: Nelson
- 2017: Hopkins
- 2018: Brown
- 2019: Golladay
- 2020: Adams
- 2021: Kupp
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