William Lowry "Buck" Pressly[a][b] (December 2, 1886 – September 27, 1954) was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager, and also a physician.
His father, John Lowry Pressly (1857–1933), was a professor of Greek and Latin at Erskine College.
[3] Primarily a first baseman, he spent most of his playing career with the Roanoke Tigers and also suited up for the Norfolk Tars and Greenville Spinners.
He initially managed the Tigers in 1912 and 1913 and then the Tars for a couple years, winning pennants in 1912 and 1914.
He was named the 1948 family doctor of the year by earning the General Practitioner Award from the American Medical Association.