Benjamin Franklin "Buck" Belue (born December 12, 1959) is an American

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host and former

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and

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player who played both sports at the

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from 1978 to 1981. He was the

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for the

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

, when the team went 12–0, and, after beating Notre Dame in the

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, was named the consensus national champion. One of the key plays in the 1980 season was a 93-yard

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pass from Belue to

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Lindsay Scott that led to a victory over

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, which was at one time tied with two other passing plays as the longest passing touchdown in Georgia history. This record was later broken by

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's 98-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Davis in Georgia's victory over

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. Belue was named captain of the 1981 team. Belue also lettered in baseball all four years at Georgia. His career batting average at Georgia was .356 and he went on to play three years in the

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organization. Belue also played during the 1984 and 1985 seasons at quarterback for the

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of the

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. After the demise of the USFL, Belue spent two years on the football coaching staff at

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, serving as an offensive assistant. Since 2000, Belue has been a

host with

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. For twenty years, he co-hosted ''Buck and Kincade'' mostly during mid-days with John Kincade. In September 2020, the show was recast as ''Buck and Hut'', pairing Belue with fellow former

quarterback Hutson Mason after Kincade was laid off by the station. Later, Mason was moved to a new time slot and Belue was given his own show, entitled ''The Buck Belue Show''. Belue was inducted into the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame in 1996. He is the only quarterback to start all four years for the

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Wildcats and was inducted as a member of the Valdosta High School Hall of Fame in 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belue, Buck 1959 births Living people American football quarterbacks Baseball outfielders Georgia Bulldogs baseball players Georgia Bulldogs football players Memphis Chicks players West Palm Beach Expos players Radio personalities from Atlanta Baseball players from Valdosta, Georgia Players of American football from Valdosta, Georgia Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year winners