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Frank Buckiewicz Research Paper

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A celebration of the life former Pacific University football coach and athletic director Frank Buckiewicz will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Forest Grove. Buckiewicz passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 5. He was 87. Mr. Buckiewicz was born on April 14, 1930 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and went to earn his bachelor’s degree from Pacific University as a five-sport athlete in football, baseball, track, golf and basketball. On the gridiron, he was a two-time first team all-Northwest Conference selection in 1951 and 1952. Also, in 1952, he was named to the Associated Press Little All-America Second Team. He was inducted as an individual into the Pacific University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993. Mr. Buckiewicz

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