Pressly was born in
Due West, South Carolina, in 1886 and died there in 1954. His father, John Lowry Pressly (1857–1933), was a professor of Greek and Latin at
Erskine College. Buck Pressly attended Erskine College and
Emory College.
Baseball career Pressly played in
minor league baseball from 1908 to 1914, in 1916 and for one game in 1922. Primarily a
first baseman, he spent most of his playing career with the
Roanoke Tigers and also suited up for the
Norfolk Tars and
Greenville Spinners. In 1910, he had a 1.000
fielding percentage for the Tigers, and in his lone 1922 game, he collected one hit in one
at bat, for a 1.000
batting average. Pressly later served as president of the
Carolina League. He also was the head coach of the Erskine College baseball team.
Medical career Pressly became a well-known family doctor. He was named the 1948 family doctor of the year by earning the General Practitioner Award from the
American Medical Association. He also served as President of the South Carolina Medical Association. ==Notes==