Harry Webster Buffington (August 27, 1919 – November 19, 2003) was an American football guard, coach, and scout.
Although he started the season as the third-string halfback, he was moved to guard in October after executing a block on a Philadelphia Eagles defender that sent him into Giants head coach Steve Owen; impressed, Owen changed his position to fill in for the injured Monk Edwards.
[4] In a 1947 game against the newly-formed Baltimore Colts, he drew attention for a major error on the opening kickoff: after teammate Elmore Harris fumbled, Buffington was spun around while blocking before spotting the ball and recovering.
Upon realizing his mistake as he crossed the goal line, he tried to lateral to teammate Mickey Colmer, but the ball was batted down and recovered by Baltimore's Jim Castiglia for a touchdown.
He later became a coach for his alma mater, Austin College, Texas Tech, and the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos.