Buck is the nickname of the following people (for fictional characters, see Buck): Notable in multiple fields Lynn Compton (1921–2012), lead prosecutor in Sirhan Sirhan's trial for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, California Court of Appeals judge and World War II officer portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers Robert Halperin (1908–1985), American co-founder of the Lands' End clothing retailer, sailor, National Football League quarterback and US Navy officer during World War II In sports American football Buck Gurley (born 1978), American former National Football League (NFL) player Buck Jones (American football) (1888–1985), Native American NFL player during the 1922 season Frank "Buck" O'Neill (1875–1958), American college football player and Hall-of-Fame coach, also a sprinter Buck Shaw (1899–1977), American college football player and NFL head coach Baseball Harry Buckner (1876–1938), American baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues Les Burke (1902–1975), American Major League Baseball (MLB) player Buck Freeman (1871–1949), American MLB outfielder Buck Freeman (pitcher) (1896–1953), American MLB right-handed pitcher Jerry Freeman (1879–1952), American MLB first baseman Buck Jordan (1907–1993), American MLB player Buck Leonard (1907–1997), American baseball player in the Negro leagues, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Buck Martinez (born 1948), American former MLB player and coach Frank McCormick (1911–1982), American MLB player Buck O'Neil (1911–2006), American baseball player and manager in the Negro leagues Buck Pressly (1886–1954), American baseball player and manager in the minor leagues Lee Rogers (baseball) (1913–1995), American MLB pitcher in the 1938 season Buck Rodgers (born 1938), American former MLB catcher and manager Buck Showalter (born 1956), American MLB manager and former player Zack Wheat (1888–1982), American MLB player, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Kirby White (1884–1943), American MLB pitcher Jesse Winters (1893–1986), American MLB pitcher Rugby Denzil Jones (1926–2010), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer Buck Shelford (born 1957), New Zealand former rugby union footballer and coach Other Buck Baker (1919–2002), American race car driver, member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Buck Brannaman (born 1962), American horse trainer Buck Canel (1906–1980), American sportscaster Alvin Jones (ice hockey) (1917–2007), Canadian National Hockey League player Peter Stewart (cricketer) (1730–1796), English cricketer Buck White (golfer) (1911–1982), American golfer Military officers Albert Elton (), retired United States Air Force major general Elliott Buckmaster (1889–1977), US Navy vice admiral and aviator William F. Kernan (born 1946), US Army retired general Charles T. Lanham (1902–1978), US Army major general,