Buck Flowers

Bio

Allen R. "Buck" Flowers played two years at Davidson, 1916-17, and three at Georgia Tech 1918-20. In 1917, he made a 68-yard run for Davidson against Navy. In 1920, playing for Georgia Tech against Auburn, he scored on punt returns of 82 and 65 yards and on a run from scrimmage of 33 yards. He also threw a touchdown pass of 25 yards. That year he also made an 82-yard punt against Georgetown and an 85-yard punt return against Davidson. For the season he rushed 80 times for 819 yards, returned 26 punts for 429 yards, completed 9 passes for 255 yards, drop-kicked 2 extra points, and averaged 47 yards on punts. Coach Bill Alexander called him "pound for pound, my greatest player." In 1920, he was listed at 5-8 in height and 152 pounds in weight. "But I weighed only 117 my first year of college ball," Flowers said. The Atlanta Journal said he was "flitting like a phantom, an undulating, rippling, chromatic phantom, over the whitewashed lines." The Nashville Banner: "...like a frightened ghost, weaving, twisting, floating just out of reach." Sports writer Morgan Blake wrote, "The Auburn Tiger came up with claws sharpened. As he writhed in death agony when the battle was over, he made one request, 'Please omit Flowers.'"

Career Highlights

• 1920 Second Team All-America
• 1918 Second Team All-America