Vic Buccola is a formercollege sports conference commissioner and former professionalAmerican football player in theCanadian Football League.
Buccola came toCal Poly in San Luis Obispo fromRosemead after graduating fromMark Keppel High School.[1]
He playedguard for theMustang football team, including for the undefeated1953 squad.[2]
Buccola signed into the CFL in May 1956[3] and then started at guard for theSaskatchewan Roughriders for a portion of the 1956 season before injuries led to the end of his playing days after one season.[4]
After serving asCal Poly's athletics director from July 1973 to August 1981, Buccola was appointed as commissioner of theWestern Football Conference in January 1982.[5]
In 1993, he became commissioner of theAmerican West Conference.[6]