Ray Buivid

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Raymond Vincent Buivid (August 15, 1915 – July 5, 1972) was an American professional football player who played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. He was nicknamed "Buzz". A versatile player, Buivid played quarterback, halfback, and defensive back for the Marquette Golden Avalanche football team. He threw 13 touchdowns his junior year (1935). In 1936, he finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. He was a consensus All-American as a halfback, though he completed over 50% of his passes as quarterback as well. Marquette finished 20th in the country, and played in their first ever bowl game, the first Cotton Bowl Classic. They lost 16–6 to TCU led by Sammy Baugh. Buivid was drafted in the first round with the third overall pick in the 1937 NFL Draft. He is the highest drafted player out of Marquette. Buivid signed with the Chicago Bears on October 11, 1937, after missing the first three games of the season. In the season finale against the cross-town rival Chicago Cardinals, he became the first player to throw five touchdowns in a single game, and also caught one. Despite this performance, he appeared in just six games that season, all b

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