Howard Pierce "Cub" Buck (August 7, 1892 – June 14, 1966) was an American football player and coach.

He played as a tackle at the University of Wisconsin, captaining the team and earning consensus All-American honors in 1915.

[1] Buck then played professionally for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs (1916–1920) and Green Bay Packers (1921–1925).

[5] In 1917, Buck was hired as the head football coach and athletic director at Carleton College at age 25.

He continued to play with Jim Thorpe and the Bulldogs through 1920, the first year of the American Professional Football Association.

Curly Lambeau made Buck the first Packer with a guaranteed salary by paying him $75 per game.

Before the team could play its first game, a hurricane destroyed the under-construction stadium and postponed the start of the season.