Jason Buck

Jason Buck
No. 99
Position: Defensive lineman
Personal information
Date of birth: (1963-07-27) July 27, 1963
Place of birth: Moses Lake, Washington
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 268 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: South Fremont (ID)
College: Brigham Young
NFL Draft: 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 97
Games started: 31
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Jason Ogden Buck (born July 27, 1963) is a former professional football player, a defensive lineman in the National Football League.

Football career

He played high school football for South Fremont in St. Anthony, Idaho, and college football at Brigham Young, where he won the Outland Trophy as a senior in 1986. Buck was selected in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, the 17th overall pick. He recorded six sacks in the 1988 season as well as in the 1989 season. After four seasons with the Bengals, Buck moved to the Washington Redskins in 1991. His career there was less accomplished, although he did earn a Super Bowl ring in the team's 37-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI. He retired as a player following the 1993 season.

Other ventures

Buck was a co-owner of the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League, based in Salt Lake City, Utah and is also a public speaker. He sought the Republican nomination for the 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2012 but was defeated in the primary.

Personal life

He has two sons, Tyson and Josh. Tyson played linebacker for the University of Utah Utes football team in 2009-2010. Josh played long snapper for the Dixie State Red Storm in 2015.


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