Sam Busich

{{Short description|American football player (1913–1991)}}

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| position = End

| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|11|17|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Lorain, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|02|1|1913|11|17|mf=y}}

| death_place = Warren, Michigan, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 189

| high_school = Lorain

| college = Ohio State

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• Boston Redskins (1936)
• Cleveland Rams (1937)
• Detroit Lions (1943)

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| pfr = BusiSa20

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Samuel Busich (November 17, 1913 – February 1, 1991) was an American professional football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Redskins, Cleveland Rams, and Detroit Lions. He also played professional basketball for the Columbus Athletic Supply in the National Basketball League (NBL) for one game in 1937–1938. Busich played both sports collegiately at Ohio State University.

Some sources say this athlete's name was Peter Paul Basich,{{cite web| title = Pete Basich NBL stats| website =Basketball Reference| publisher=Sports Reference LLC| date = | url =https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/b/basicpe01n.html | access-date = December 28, 2023}}{{cite web| title = Pete Basich Statistics| work =Stats Crew| publisher =| date = | url = https://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=basicpe01 | access-date = July 28, 2019}} though no newspaper or third party historical records have yet been found to verify that. Most sources point to his name being Samuel Busich.{{cite web| title = Sam Busich | work =Peach Basket Society| publisher =| date = August 13, 2015 | url =https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2015/08/pete-basich.html | access-date = July 28, 2019}}{{cite web| title = Sam Busich vs. Pete Basich | work =Peach Basket Society| publisher =| date = June 11, 2018 | url =https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/06/sam-busich-vs-pete-basich.html | access-date = July 28, 2019}}{{cite encyclopedia| title = Sam Busich | encyclopedia =Pro Basketball Encyclopedia | publisher =| date =| url =https://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/sam-busich/ | access-date = July 28, 2019}}{{cite web| title = 1972 Inductee: Sam Busich | publisher =Lorain Sports Hall of Fame| date =| url =http://lorainsportshalloffame.com/busich-sam/ | access-date = July 28, 2019}}