Bucky may refer to:

As a nickname

* William Bucky Baxter (1955–2020), American multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey * Arlen

Bucky Bockhorn Arlen Dale "Bucky" Bockhorn (born July 8, 1933) is a retired American basketball player. He was a guard for the National Basketball Association's Cincinnati Royals from 1958 to 1965. He played college basketball at the University of Dayton and is ...

(born 1933), retired American basketball player * Darrell

Bucky Brandon Darrell G "Bucky" Brandon (born July 8, 1940), is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Pilots, Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies. During a ...

(born 1940), American former Major League Baseball player * Morris

Bucky Buckwalter Morris "Bucky" Buckwalter (born November 22, 1933) is a former National Basketball Association coach and executive, as well as a former coach in the American Basketball Association. Buckwalter grew up in La Grande, Oregon, and played high school ...

(born 1933), American former National Basketball Association coach and executive * William

Bucky Covington William Joel "Bucky" Covington III (born November 8, 1977) is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the 5th season of the Fox Network's talent competition series ''American Idol''. In December 2006, he signed a recording contrac ...

(born 1977), American country music singer * Ernest

Bucky Curtis Ernest Jackson "Bucky" Curtis, Jr. was an American football player for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. He led the nation in several receiving categories in 1950 including a 29.3 yard average per reception, and was selected as ...

Jr. (c. 1929–2019), American football player for Vanderbilt University * Russell

Bucky Dent Russell Earl "Bucky" Dent (born Russell Earl O'Dey; November 25, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. He earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978 and ...

(born 1951), American former Major League Baseball player * Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983), American architect, author, designer and inventor * Clark

Bucky Halker Clark "Bucky" Halker (born 1954) is an American academic, music historian, labor activist, singer and songwriter who specializes in American folk music. Halker is best known for his work on labor protest songs, Illinois folk music, and his involve ...

(born 1954), American academic, music historian, labor activist, singer and songwriter * Stanley

Bucky Harris Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris (November 8, 1896 – November 8, 1977) was an American professional baseball second baseman, manager and executive. While Harris played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators and Detroit Tige ...

(1896–1977), American Major League Baseball player, manager, and executive * Temuchin

Bucky Hodges Temuchin "Bucky" Hodges Jr (born August 8, 1995) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Virginia Te ...

(born 1995), American football tight end for the New York Jets * Gordon

Bucky Hollingworth Gordon Howard "Gord, Bucky" Hollingworth (July 24, 1933 – February 2, 1974) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Hollingworth played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings between 1954 and 1958. T ...

(1933–1974), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * Newton

Bucky Jacobs Newton Smith "Bucky" Jacobs (March 21, 1913 – June 15, 1990) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Washington Senators for 11 games during the 1937 Washington Senators season, then for 11 combined g ...

(1913–1990), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Larry

Bucky Jacobsen Larry William Jacobsen (born August 30, 1975) is a former professional first baseman and designated hitter. He also attended Hermiston High School in Oregon. Career Jacobsen was drafted out of Lewis-Clark State College in the 7th round of the ...

(born 1975), American former Major League Baseball player * Charles

Bucky Lasek Charles Michael "Bucky" Lasek ( ; born December 3, 1972) is an American professional skateboarder and rallycross driver. Career Professional skateboarding Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Lasek started skateboarding at the age of 12, shortly af ...

(born 1972), American professional skateboarder and rallycross driver * Paul

Bucky McConnell Paul Joseph "Bucky" McConnell (July 1, 1928 – April 1, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Hawks in 14 games during the later portion of the 1952� ...

(1928–2019), American former professional basketball player *

William McCullough (loyalist) William "Bucky" McCullough (1949 – 16 October 1981) was a Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary with the Ulster Defence Association (UDA). McCullough was a leading member of the UDA's West Belfast Brigade, holding the rank of Lieutenant-Colone ...

(1949–1981), Northern Irish paramilitary * Harris McGalliard (1908–1978), better known as Bucky Harris, American professional baseball player * William

Bucky Moore William Elton "Bucky" Moore (May 5, 1905 – December 18, 1980) was an American football player who played two seasons in the National Football League with the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college football at Loyola Unive ...

(1905-1980), American National Football League player * Frank

Bucky O'Connor Frank "Bucky" O'Connor (December 21, 1913 – April 22, 1958) was a college men's basketball coach. He was the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team from 1949 to 1958. Born in Monroe, Iowa, O'Connor spent much of his early life play ...

(1913–1958), college men's basketball coach *

Ralph "Bucky" Phillips Ralph James "Bucky" Phillips (born June 19, 1962) is a convicted murderer from Western New York caught on September 8, 2006, by the Pennsylvania State Police.The Associated Press. (2006"Phillips Case: Ex-fugitive "Bucky" Phillips pleads guilty ...

(born 1962), American convicted murderer * John Bucky Pizzarelli (1926–2020), American jazz guitarist * Frank Bucky Pope (born 1941), American former National Football League player * William

Bucky Scribner William Charles "Bucky" Scribner (July 11, 1960 – September 16, 2017) was a professional American football punter in the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks and was selected as the first-team punter on ...

(1960–2017), American punter * Frederick

Bucky Veil Frederick William Veil (August 2, 1881 – April 16, 1931) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903 and 1904. Career Frederick played both baseball and football at Williamsport High School, the lat ...

(1881–1931), Major League Baseball player * Raymond Bucky Waters (born 1935), American basketball broadcaster * Wallace

Bucky Williams Wallace “Bucky” Williams (December 15, 1906 – November 16, 2009) was a Negro league baseball player and, at the time of his death, the second oldest living former Negro league player behind 104-year-old Emilio Navarro. Williams was a t ...

(1906–2009), Negro league baseball player

Fictional characters

Bucky (Marvel Comics) Bucky is the name used by several different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a sidekick to Captain America. The original version was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and first appeare ...

, several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe * Bucky, a squirrel from '' The Emperor's New Groove'' franchise * Bucky, the ship from the show '' Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' * Bucky, the protagonist of the manga ''

Jibaku-kun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ami Shibata. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series called which was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 5, 1999 to March 28, 2000. In some markets, the series is known ...

'' * Bucky Buenaventura, a character from '' The Zeta Project'' * Bucky Katt, a character from the comic strip '' Get Fuzzy'' * Bucky McBadBat, on the television show '' The Fairly OddParents'' * Bucky O'Hare, comic book and television show character

Mascots

Bucky Badger Buckingham U "Bucky" Badger is the official mascot of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The mascot attends major sporting events for the Wisconsin Badgers and other events in Wisconsin. Origin The most familiar portrayal of Bucky Badger, we ...

, the official mascot of the University of Wisconsin–Madison *

Bucky (mascot) The East Tennessee State Buccaneers are the 16 intercollegiate athletics teams that represent East Tennessee State University (ETSU), located in Johnson City, Tennessee. ETSU's teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, so ...

, the mascot of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Other uses

Gustav Peter Bucky Gustav Peter Bucky (September 3, 1880Several sources list an 1899 birthdate, but this would mean that Bucky was in his early teens when he introduced the Bucky diaphragm. - February 19, 1963) was a German-American radiologist who made early contri ...

(1880–1963), German-American radiologist who made early contributions to X-ray technique *

Bucky (Tyrannosaurus rex) '' Tyrannosaurus'' is one of the most iconic dinosaurs and is known from numerous specimens, some of which have individually acquired notability due to their scientific significance and media coverage. Specimen data ''Manospondylus'': AMNH 3 ...

, a dinosaur specimen * Bucky, a nickname for

Buckfast Tonic Wine Buckfast Tonic Wine is a caffeinated alcoholic drink consisting of pure caffeine added to fortified wine, originally made by monks at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England, now made under a licence granted by the monastery, and distributed by J. Ch ...

, a wine made in England * Part of an X-ray generator that holds film

As a nickname

Fictional characters

Mascots

Other uses

See also