Background
Buckman was born Thomas Harry Buckman on March 7, 1947 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Buckman was born Thomas Harry Buckman on March 7, 1947 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Buckman played with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League during the 1969 American Federation of Labor-Congress season. He had also previously been drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the twelfth round of the 1969 NFL Draft. He played at the collegiate level at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.