Buddy Burris
| No. 67 Green Bay Packers | |
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| Date of birth | January 20, 1923 |
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| Place of birth | Nowata, Oklahoma |
| Date of death | November 26, 2007 (aged 84) |
| Place of death | Norman, Oklahoma |
| Career information | |
| Status | Deceased |
| Position(s) | Offensive guard/Defensive guard |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| College | Oklahoma (1946–1948), Tulsa (1942) |
| High school | Muskogee High School |
| NFL draft | 1947 / Round: 5 / Pick: 31 |
| Drafted by | Green Bay Packers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1949–1951 | Green Bay Packers |
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| Military career | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Staff sergeant |
Paul "Buddy" Burris (January 20, 1923 – November 26, 2007) was an American football player. He played college football for the Golden Hurricane at University of Tulsa, and after a hiatus to serve in the Second World War, for the Sooners at the University of Oklahoma. Burris was the first Oklahoma player to earn All-America honors in three years. After college, he played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for three years with the Green Bay Packers.
Burris was born on January 20, 1923 in Nowata, Oklahoma. He was raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma by farmer Paul "Pop" Burris. He had five sisters and five brothers. All of his male siblings also played football, with the first three earning letters at Oklahoma: Kurt, Bob, Lynn, Lyle, and Don. Buddy Burris attended Muskogee Central High School where he played football. There in 1939, he participated in the football team's 12–0 "Indian Bowl" victory over Daniel Webster High School of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In 1942, Burris enrolled at the University of Tulsa. There, he played football for the Golden Hurricane under the head coach Henry Frnka. Burris played in the 1943 Sugar Bowl loss to sixth-ranked Tennessee. In 1943, Burris enlisted in the United States Army and served in the Second World War in Europe and Japan. While in the service, he achieved the rank of staff sergeant.
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