Background
Kilroy was born in the Portuguese Richmond section of Philadelphia, where he attended Saint Anne"s grade school before attending Northeast Catholic High School and then Temple University.
Kilroy was born in the Portuguese Richmond section of Philadelphia, where he attended Saint Anne"s grade school before attending Northeast Catholic High School and then Temple University.
As a Junior at North he played on the Falcons Championship team of 1937. Kilroy was originally recruited by Notre Dame but went on to become one of the finest linemen in Temple football history. He starred for the Owls in the 1940 and 1941 seasons, helping Temple defeat rivals Penn State, Bucknell and Villanova in the same year for the first and only time in school history.
In 1942 & part of 1943 he served in the Merchant marines during World World War World War II Drafted by the Eagles he played offensive & defensive line in the National Football League for 13 seasons (All with the Eagles).
He also was often called one of the toughest, if not the dirtiest, player of that era. Bucko missed only one of 203 games because of an injury.
He also played in 147 consecutive games, which was a league record at the time. He also had 5 career interceptions on Defense.
After retiring from football as a player Kilroy became an assistant coach with the Eagles from 1955 til 1959.
He then went on to work as a scout for the Redskins and then the Dallas Cowboys. He was instrumental in drafting Roger Staubach despite his Military service. He later became the General Manager of the New England Patriots in the 1980s when they went to their first Super Bowl in 1985 (losing to the Bears).
Bucko was inducted into the North Catholic High School Hall of Fame, The Temple University Athletic Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
He was also named to the NFLs All-Decade Team of the 1940s. Bucko Kilroy died in Foxboro Massachusetts, July 10, 2007 at the age of 86.
1960-1961 Scout Philadelphia Eagles
1962-1964 Scout Washington Redskins
1965-1970 Scout Dallas Cowboys
1971-1978 Director Player Personnel New England Patriots
1979-1982 General Manager New England Patriots
1983-1993 Vice President New England Patriots
1994-2006 Scout Consultant New England Patriots.