Hobart and William Smith Colleges Athletics

Among the best midfielders in the history of Statesmen lacrosse, Buck led Hobart to a 28-10 record in three seasons, including three straight wins over Syracuse, earning 1966 All-America honorable mention.

A native of Baltimore, Buck grew up in a lacrosse family. His grandfather, Phillip Lamb, was inducted into the USLacrosse National Hall of Fame in 1965 and his sister, Leigh, was inducted with the 2018 class. Buck’s father and brother both played lacrosse at Johns Hopkins.

Buck came to Hobart as an attackman from Baltimore Friends School. He enjoyed an impressive 1963 season on the freshman team, drawing the attention and praise of legendary Hobart player William H. Dobbin Sr. ’40, who predicted to the Geneva Times “an undefeated season for Hobart” in 1964 — and that it would “largely be because of the B-Boys (sophomores Andy Boyer and Stockton Buck), who are definitely all-America caliber.”

While the Statesmen weren’t undefeated that year, there was no question that Buck was All-America caliber, finishing his first varsity campaign with 57 points on 14 goals and 43 assists, a season record at the time.

Buck moved to midfield in 1965, producing 22 goals and 15 assists and earning a spot on the All-Laurie Cox Division team. As captain during the 1966 season, he led the Statesmen to a second straight 11-3 record, tallying four goals and an assist in a 13-8 win over Syracuse to capture the Laurie Cox Division championship. His balanced offensive production (with 19 goals and 17 assists) earned him All-America recognition and the team’s MVP award, the Judge Thomas A. Kane Memorial Trophy. He capped his collegiate career by representing Hobart in the North-South Game.

Overall, Buck produced 55 goals and a then-record 75 assists for 130 points during his time at Hobart. More than half a century later, he still ranks 13th on the Statesmen all-time assists list.

Following graduation, Buck enlisted in the U.S. Army and was assigned to West Point, where he served as an assistant coach for the Cadets lacrosse team and played for the Long Island Athletic Club. After his military service, he founded and coached the boys’ lacrosse team at Sanford Prep in Hockessin, Del.

In 1970, Buck joined the FBI, based in the field offices in Portland, Ore., and San Francisco, and over the next 30 years, devoted his professional life to domestic and international counterterrorism. Meanwhile, he remained committed to lacrosse, coaching for a decade at St. Ignatius Prep in San Francisco, where he led the Wildcats to three state championship games and earned three Coach of the Year awards. He later served as an assistant coach for middle and high school teams in the Bay Area, including the 2009 Redwood High School team that won the MCALS championship.

Buck was inducted into the USLacrosse, Northern California Chapter Hall of Fame in 2010. His sons, Darren and Trevor ’98, played for him at St. Ignatius and Trevor followed in his father’s footsteps as a Statesmen lacrosse player.