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May 21, 1918 - March 5, 2005
Below is Buck's official Hall of Fame plaque biography, written in
2003
His smile, support and presence is sorely missed.
Buck
was born in Platteville, Colorado on May 21, 1918, and all his schooling
was in that state. After
graduating from Collins High School where
he
played basketball, track and softball, he then
attended Colorado State University.
He left school for a job in Klamath Falls, Oregon in the automatic
coin machine music business.
While
in
Klamath
Falls,
Buck met and married Ruby Brisco, to whom
he was
married for 62
years,
until she passed away July
21,
2002. They
moved
to Marshfield in
1940
where
he went to
work
for
Embaco
Music
Company, which later became Sunset Automatic Music
Company, until
his
retirement
in
1982.
Ruby
and
Buck raised
three
sons,
Jim,
Jerry and
Randy
who
all
graduated from Marshfield High
School and Oregon State University.
During World War II, Buck joined the U.S. Air
Force and was stationed overseas as a pilot on a
B-29 Super Fortress flying missions from the Mariana
Islands to Japan. After the war he returned
home
to Coos Bay and continued working for Sunset
Music Company.
Buck
and Ruby have been fans and supporters of
Marshfield
High
School athletics and activities for
over 50
years.
Buck
was past
president of the Quarterback Club,
which
is now MHS Booster Club.
For
the
past eight
years the Booster
Club
has
sponsored a golf tournament in his honor, known as
the 'Buck Williams Golf Classic.'
Below is the Hall
of Fame write up from The World
Widely recognized as one of Marshfield's
biggest fans, Williams has been a member of the Marshfield Booster Club
for more than 50 years. He was born in Platteville, Colo., in 1918 and
participated in basketball, track and field and softball at Collins High
School. After studying at Colorado State University, he moved to Klamath
Falls, where he met his wife, Ruby. They were married for 62 years,
until her death in 2002, and moved to Marshfield in 1940. Buck joined
the U.S. Air Force during World War II, but returned to Coos Bay to work
for Sunset Music Company. His three sons, Jim, Jerry and Randy, all
graduated from Marshfield and Oregon State University. He was a past
president of the Marshfield Quarterback Club (the previous name for the
Booster Club) and a golf tournament fund-raiser in his name is held
every fall. |
