Bud Magrum | |
Birth Date: | 2 June 1949 |
Birth Place: | Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
Import: | yes |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lbs: | 250 |
Position1: | Defensive end |
Career Highlights: | |
Playing Years1: | - |
Playing Team1: | BC Lions |
Francis Joseph "Bud" Magrum (July 2, 1949 – November 3, 1991) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions.[1] He played college football at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Magrum dropped out of high school after sophomore year to join the United States Marine Corps and fought in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Purple Heart twice and served as a demolitions expert. After returning from Vietnam, Magrum played for the Quantico Marines football team as a defensive lineman.[2] Following the advice of his coach to earn a college degree, Magrum turned down offers from NFL teams and instead went to Colorado.[3]