Otto Buck
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Fullname
Samuel Otto John Buck
Born
15 November 1876
St Arnaud, Victoria
St Arnaud, Victoria
Position
Half Forward
Years
Club
| Otto Buck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Samuel Otto John Buck | ||
| Born |
15 November 1876 St Arnaud, Victoria | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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]
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
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.
