Pitt-Johnstown athletics mourns the loss of former men's soccer standout and 2018 Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Carlos Buford.  Mr. Buford passed away on July 16 at the age of 66.

After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School in Philadelphia, Mr. Buford played two seasons of Division I soccer with several Olympic B Team athletes at St. Louis University, before transferring to Pitt-Johnstown.                                                            
       
While leading the Pitt-Johnstown soccer team, Mr. Buford earned all-conference honors and was named First-Team All-Region in 1981.

In 1983, Mr. Buford graduated from Pitt-Johnstown with Bachelor Degrees in both Political Science and Sociology.

Mr. Buford went on to play one year on the practice squad with the Pittsburgh Spirit Indoor Soccer Team, before working as a Patrol Officer with the Cheltenham Auxiliary Police Department for the next 11 years.  From there, Mr. Buford changed career paths and was employed in the Pharmaceutical Industry for more than 25 years.

Mr. Burford is survived by his son Andrew (Samin), mother Dorothy Buford, brothers Dion and Derek, sister Danielle, long-time partner Paula Gordon, as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.