Army and was shipped out to fight in World War II.Ĭompton was assigned to Company E of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, better known as Easy Company. In February 1943, he enlisted in the U.S.
He also played offensive guard in football in 19 and was part of the first UCLA football team to beat USC, win a conference championship and play in the Rose Bowl.īut Compton’s athletic achievements were interrupted. He was 90.Ĭompton attended UCLA in the early 1940s and played alongside Jackie Robinson as starting catcher on the baseball team, according to a statement from UCLA athletics.
“Buck” Compton, a former UCLA baseball and football player and Los Angeles district attorney, died at his daughter’s Washington home Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times.Ĭompton suffered a heart attack last month, the Times reported.
