Buddy Cruze
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| Position: | End |
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| Date of birth: | c. 1933 |
| Place of birth: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| College: |
Southern Methodist University University of Tennessee |
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Kyle "Buddy" Cruze (born c. 1933) was an American football player. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Cruze attended Knoxville High School and East High School. He attended Southern Methodist University and thereafter transferred to the University of Tennessee. He played college football at the end position in 1952 for the SMU Mustangs and from 1954 to 1956 for the Tennessee Volunteers.[1][2] He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team player on its 1956 College Football All-America Team.[3][4] He served in the military for two year after leaving the University of Tennessee and signed with the Montreal Alouettes in 1959.[5] He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Cruze, Kyle "Buddy"". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Kyle "Buddy" Cruze". University of Tennessee. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1240. ISBN 1401337031.
- ↑ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Morgan Johnston Will Head Alouette Football Club Board". The Gazette (Montreal). July 7, 1959. p. 22.
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