 Buster Poole during his junior year at Ole Miss | |||||||||
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| Position: | End | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 9, 1915 Gloster, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | November 16, 1994 (aged 79) Oxford, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Ole Miss (1934–1936) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1937 / round: 7 / pick: 64 | ||||||||
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James Eugene "Buster" Poole (September 9, 1915 – November 16, 1994) was an American athlete and coach. A three sport star, Poole is best remembered as an end who played football collegiately for the Ole Miss Rebels and professionally for seven seasons primarily for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). After his professional football retirement Poole also served briefly as head coach of the Ole Miss basketball team before becoming a career position coach for Johnny Vaught and the Ole Miss football team, which won two national titles during his tenure.
Poole was the oldest of four brothers who all played end at Ole Miss and later in the NFL, being followed to the pro circuit by siblings Ollie (1947), Ray (1947–52), and Barney (1949–55).
In 1965, Buster Poole was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.