Waldo E. “Buck” Buchanan was a speedster on the football field and the track, earning eight letters in these sports. From Valliant, Oklahoma, he was All Big Four second-team halfback in 1929 and first-team halfback in 1930.

He received honorable mention on the Tulsa World’s All-Oklahoma Collegiate team in 1930.

Buchanan was a member of the undefeated 880-relay team in 1928 which won at the Texas, Rice, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Drake Relays; the 1929 squad which captured the 880 and mile relays at Texas and Southern Methodist and the mile at Kansas and Drake; and the 1930 team which won the 880 at Drake, the 880 and mile at Kansas and SMU, and the mile at Texas. He was captain of the 1929 track team.

After graduation, Buchanan coached track and football at the University of Tulsa and a number of Oklahoma high schools. He became superintendent of schools at Temple and served there until he retired in 1970. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches of Hall of Fame in 1974.

Buchanan is deceased.