Lynn Davis Compton (December 31, 1921 – February 25, 2012), known as Buck Compton, was an American jurist, police officer, and soldier. In his legal career, he served as a prosecutor and California Court of Appeal judge, and is most notable as having been the lead prosecutor in Sirhan Sirhan's trial for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Previously, he served with the Los Angeles Police Department. During World War II, he was a commissioned officer with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. Compton was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Neal McDonough. More about Buck Compton
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Compton was born in Los Angeles, California. Early on, he gave himself the nickname "Buck" due to feeling that Lynn was a name better suited to a girl. His mother Ethel worked for movie studios and a young Compton worked as an extra in films. He was thrown off the set of Modern Times after angering the film's star Charlie Chaplin. He was an athlete at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), being named an all-conference catcher and All-American selection in 1942. Among his baseball teammates was Jackie Robinson. Compton was later inducted into the UCLA Baseball Hall of Fame. He majored in physical education, with a minor in education. He joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity in 1940. He also played with the UCLA football team in the 1943 Rose Bowl game on January 1, 1943.In total, we tracked 198 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Buck Compton (Buck Compton Band Of Brothers 101st Airborne E Co autographed signed Photo) was sold in February 2021 for $450.00 while the cheapest item (Buck Compton Signed Photo Band of Brothers 101st Airborne 506th PIR Easy Co WWII) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2013. The month with the most items sold (6) was January 2012 with an average selling price of $23.47 for an autographed item of Buck Compton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2023 with $350.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.09 was December 2008. In average, an autographed item from Buck Compton is worth $24.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Buck Compton were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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BAND OF BROTHERS Buck Compton signed bookplate | $54.00 | ||
Band of Brothers Buck Compton SIGNED CUT MATTED D-Day, WWII 101st AB AUTOGRAPH | $131.25 | ||
Band of Brothers Buck Compton SIGNED CUT WWII 101st AB D-Day, Bulge AUTOGRAPHED | $99.99 | ||
Band of Brothers Easy Company Buck Compton Call of Duty signed 1st edition Valor | $350.00 | ||
Buck Compton Band of Brothers Signed Autographed Marshall First Day Cover 1967 | $22.00 | ||
Buck Compton Band of Brothers Signed Battle of the Bulge Postcard 2004 | $40.00 | ||
Buck Compton Band of Brothers Signed Post Card 2005 | $32.00 | ||
BUCK COMPTON SIGNED INDEX CARD PSA DNA SLABBED 83272981 (D) BAND OF BROTHERS | $89.95 | ||
Call of Duty BUCK COMPTON Band of Brothers Signed WWII Book 1st Ed | $75.00 | ||
LYNN “BUCK” COMPTON Valor America at War Band of Brothers Auto Autograph SP1 | $77.00 |