| Buck has been very instrumental in promoting horseshoes throughout the state and everywhere he travels. He started pitching in the early 1980's. Became a member of NCHPA in 1986. Since that time has won many trophies and awards. In the early 80's he had four courts in his backyard where there was horseshoe pitching every week-end. In 1990 he married his wife Rivers and now they have one outside court and a building that houses two courts that are in use winter and summer. From 1986 until 1991 I have no record of his accomplishments, but there were many. |
| Has attended 9 World tournaments.
1991 Biloxi, MS 1992 Columbus, OH 1994 Syracuse, NY 1995 Perry, GA 1996 Gillette, WY 1998 Ainsworth, NE 1999 Greenville, OH 2000 Bismarck, ND 2001 Hibbing, MN He pitched in all these except in 2001 and he served as a delegate that year. |
| World Class D1 3rd place 1991 Tim Davis Open Class A Winner 1991 N.C. Parks & Recreation Class A Runner- up 1991 Carolina Dogwood Class B Winner 1991 Cedarock Open Class B Winner 1991 Cedarock Open Dbls. Class B Winner 1991 Southeastern Classic Class A Winner 1991 |
| N. C. Parks & Recreation Class A Runner-up 1992 Alamance Open Dbls. Class A Runner-up 1992 Marion Summer Open Class A Runner-up 1992 Tim Davis Open Class A Winner 1992 |
| N. C. State Class A Runner-up 1993 Cedarock Open Class Championship Winner 1993 N. C. Parks & Recreation Class A Winner 1993 Old Fashion 4th Class Championship Runner-up 1993 |
| N. C. Parks & Recreation Class A Runner-up 1994 |
| Jack Springer Memorial Class A Winner 1995 |
| N. C. State Championship Class 1995-1996-1997 N. C. Parks & Recreation Class A Winner 1997 Hickman Oil & Ice Class A Winner 1997 Raymond Fry Open Winchester, VA Class C Winner 1997 N. C. State Fair Class Championship 3rd Place ??? |
| Cedarock Open Class A Runner-up 1998 Jack Springer Memorial Class B Runner-up 1998 |
| Alamance Open Class B Runner-up 1999 NHPA Hall of Fame Benefit Class B Winner 1999 |
| Summerfun York, SC Class A Winner 1996 Summerfun Clover, SC Class B 3rd 1998 Summerfun Clover, SC Class C Winner 1999 Summerfun Clover, SC High Game Class C 1999 Summerfun Clover, SC Class B 2nd Place 2000 Summerfun Clover, SC High Game Class B 2002 Summerfun Newberry, SC Class B Runner-up 2002 |
| Troy Brittian Memorial Class A Winner 2000 Cooks Sport Invitational Class A Runner-up 2000 Hall of Fame Benefit Class A Winner 2000 Alamance Open Class A Runner-up 2000 N. C. State Class a 3rd place 2000 |
| Carolina Dogwood Class J Winner 2002 Troy Parks & Recreation Class B Winner 2002 N.C. Parks & Recreation Class C Runner-up 2002 Alamance Open Class B Winner 2002 NHPA Hall of Fame Class B Winner 2002 Joines Siding & Windows Class A Winner 2002 Southeastern Classic Class A Winner 2002 |
| He has pitched in tournaments such as: Ringer Classic-Greenville, OH (two times) Raymond Fry Memorial-Winchester, VA (once) Head-of-the-Mon- Fairmont, WV (four times) Summerfun- Clover & Newberry SC (5 times) Music City Team Tournament- Joelton TN (4 times) His team won 1st place one year and 2nd twice and a Third place one year. Buck has also been very supportive and coached many people in the rules and skills of horseshoe pitching, including his wife Rivers, who is NC State Women's Champion. He also helps run the Burlington tournaments and helps Rivers with the Secretary & Treasury duties. In 2001 he had back surgery and didn't compete for that entire year. |
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