Kyle Layman "Buddy" Cruze (May 24, 1933 – March 10, 2018) was an American football player at the University of Tennessee.
A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Cruze attended Knoxville High School and East High School.
He played college football at the end position in 1952 for the SMU Mustangs and from 1954 to 1956 for the Tennessee Volunteers.
[5] He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
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