Michael Eric Buck is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 in the National Football League

National Football League

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Early years

He attended high school at Sayville, New York

Sayville, New York

Sayville is a hamlet and CDP in Suffolk County, New York, . Located on the south shore of Long Island in the Town of Islip, the population of the CDP was 16,735 at the time of the 2000 census.-History:...

, and played college football

College football

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 at the University of Maine

University of Maine

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Professional career

Mike Buck was a 6th round selection (156th overall pick) in the 1990 NFL Draft

1990 NFL Draft

The 1990 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1990...

 by the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

. Buck made his NFL debut in 1991

1991 New Orleans Saints season

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 playing for the New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints

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. Buck would play for the Saints through the 1994 NFL season

1994 NFL season

The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League. To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season...

. Buck would later play for the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins of the NFL before making a comeback in 1 game in 2001 with the XFL's Las Vegas Outlaws

Las Vegas Outlaws

The Las Vegas Outlaws were an American football team in the short-lived XFL in the Western Division with the Los Angeles Xtreme, San Francisco Demons and Memphis Maniax...

Coaching career

Mike Buck coached the Tallahassee Thunder and Norfolk Nighthawks of Af2, 2000-01.
Buck is currently a coach for Calhoun High School.