Buck MacDonald

{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (1894–1985)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1894|6|5}}

| birth_place = Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1985|3|1|1894|6|5}}

| death_place = Miami Springs, Florida

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| position1 = Guard

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| college = Lehigh

| playing_years1 = 1920–21

| playing_team1 = Canton Bulldogs

| playing_years2 = 1921

| playing_team2 = New York Brickley Giants

| playing_years3 = 1921

| playing_team3 = Tonawanda Kardex

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| DatabaseFootball = MACDOBUC01

|pfr=MacDBu20

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George Glover "Buck" MacDonald (June 5, 1894 – March 1, 1985) was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Canton Bulldogs, New York Brickley Giants and the Tonawanda Kardex. He attended Lehigh University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MacDBu20.htm|title = Buck MacDonald Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}} Buck was the first Nova Scotian NFL player. He started his career for the Canton Bulldogs where he played 2 games before joining the New York Brickley Giants and later the Tonawanda Kardex.{{cn|date=February 2021}}

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