Army Black Knights | |
---|---|
Position | Halfback/Tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | May 7, 1881 Alpena, Michigan, U.S. |
Died: | March 16, 1943 Formosa | (aged 61)
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Army (1901–1902) |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
College Football Hall of Fame (1969) |
Paul Delmont Bunker (May 7, 1881 – March 16, 1943) was an American football player and soldier. Bunker attended the U.S. Military Academy and became the first football player at West Point to be selected as a first-team All-American by Walter Camp. Bunker was chosen as an All-American at the tackle position in 1901 and repeated as an All-American in 1902, but as a halfback. He served in the U.S. Army for 40 years and was in command of the coastal artillery forces in the Battle of Corregidor. On the fall of Corregidor, Bunker became a prisoner of war. He died of starvation and disease in a Japanese prison camp in 1943 after losing 70 pounds at the age of 61. His posthumously published journal, Paul Bunker's Diary, became a best-seller. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.