Buist Lamb "Buss" Warren (1916–1986) was an

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player who played one season in the

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(NFL) in 1945. He coached high school football many years.

Playing career

Warren attended the

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, leading the Vols to the

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. In 1945, he played for the

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and the

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in his only season in the NFL. During World War II he served in the Navy as a chef, and in college he played in the Orange Bowl in 1939.

References

1916 births 1986 deaths American football quarterbacks Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football players Philadelphia Eagles players Pittsburgh Steelers players Tennessee Volunteers football players United States Navy personnel of World War II Sportspeople from Provo, Utah Players of American football from Utah People from Valencia, Santa Clarita, California United States Navy sailors {{quarterback-1910s-stub