LaBuda honored with Lifetime Achievement Award.

Although Paul LaBuda was an excellent athlete in a number of sports, he never boxed, but he always had a devotion to the sport and followed the careers of many amateur and professional boxers in the Cleveland area.

LaBuda was born and raised in Cleveland, and he attended the Cleveland Public Schools where he graduated from the old South High School. In high school, LaBuda was on the wrestling and decathlon teams. He received an associate’s degree in business from Cuyahoga Community College. Following graduation, LaBuda married his wife, Judy, and the couple has two sons, Stan and Gary. LaBuda began working at the Fisher Foods Warehouse in Bedford Heights when he became a union member. His union affiliations have been long and fruitful where he became a member of Teamster Local 507 for 24 years. During his association with the union, LaBuda held several union offices including: business agent, trustee, recording secretary, and vice president. His union affiliation continued and he has been a member of Baker’s Union Local No. 19 for 35 years. LaBuda served as president of the Baker’s Union for 15 years.

LaBuda was the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local Union general executive board member, Region II for 14 years, and he served as the vice president for the AFL-CIO, Ohio for 15 years. He has served as the treasurer for the Ohio Teamsters Credit Union, and executive vice president of BCTGM East Central States Council as well as holding the following positions in the organization: secretary treasurer; snack & pasta council trustee; trustee for the Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Health and Welfare and Pension Funds; and the Cleveland Bakers Local No. 19 Charitable, Education and Recreational Fund. LaBuda is an avid golfer, and he has played softball on several teams while serving as director of the Teamster & Bakers Softball league for 15 years.

LaBuda was inducted into South High School Hall of Fame and the Ohio State Former Boxers And Associates, Inc. Hall of Fame in 2007. LaBuda is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award along with Joe Gentile, Bill Futchi, and Tom Lorek.