Curtis Buckley
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Oakdale, Louisiana, U.S.
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| Position | Safety | ||||||
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| Born | September 25, 1970 Oakdale, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Silsbee (Silsbee, Texas) | ||||||
| College | East Texas State | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1993: undrafted | ||||||
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Curtis LaDonn Buckley (born September 25, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Kilgore College for two years and then East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University–Commerce), where he was a two-time All-American and two-time first-team all-conference selection.
Buckley was born in Oakdale, Louisiana, and then moved to the Southeast Texas town of Silsbee. He attended Silsbee High School, where he was a standout in football. After graduation, Buckley took a scholarship to attend Kilgore College to play football.
College career
Kilgore College
Buckley played two years for the Kilgore College Rangers football team, from 1989 to 1990. During the 1990 season he was All-Conference, helping the Rangers to a 9-2 record and a Texas Junior College Conference championship and a victory in the 1990 Shrine Bowl.
East Texas State
Buckley played for two years at East Texas State in Commerce under coach Eddie Vowell. During the 1991 season, Buckley led a Lion defense that was a top five ranked defense nationally and was first-team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-American at Safety. The Lions finished second in the Lone Star Conference with an 8-4-1 record and qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs, finishing as national quarterfinalists and the 19th ranked team in the country. During the 1991 season, in a game against eventual national champion Pittsburg State, his hit on Pittsburg State quarterback Brian Hutchins broke the quarterback's collarbone and helped the Lions take down the Gorillas, 20-13 to vault them to a # 4 national ranking. In the 1992 season, Buckley once again was First-team All-Conference and was Second-team All-American as the Lions finished 8-3 and ranked 14th in the nation.