Arthur T. Buss (July 14, 1911 – March 23, 1998) was a professional

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

tackle in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

(NFL). He played four seasons for the Chicago Bears and the

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...

. In 1936, Buss was traded by the Bears to the Eagles during the inaugural NFL Draft in exchange for first overall selection,

Jay Berwanger John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American college football player and referee. In 1935, Berwanger was the first recipient of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, renamed the Heisman Trophy the following year. At ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buss, Art 1911 births 1998 deaths People from St. Joseph, Michigan Players of American football from Michigan American football tackles Michigan State Spartans football players Chicago Bears players Philadelphia Eagles players