University of North Carolina Athletics
Patterson Medal Winners
Buddy Payne
- Induction:
- 1958
- Class:
- 1958
1958— Buddy Payne: Football (Norfolk, Va.)
First-team All-ACC end in 1957. Caught 12 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns. Was third in the ACC in touchdown catches and fourth in receptions. Drafted in the eighth round of the 1958 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. Practiced law after his football career. Was a founding member of the law firm of Spence, Payne, Masington and Grossman in Miami.
First-team All-ACC end in 1957. Caught 12 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns. Was third in the ACC in touchdown catches and fourth in receptions. Drafted in the eighth round of the 1958 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. Practiced law after his football career. Was a founding member of the law firm of Spence, Payne, Masington and Grossman in Miami.
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