After graduating from Harvard, Buell became a teacher. He taught history at Trinity College in Hartford and then became head of the history department at Milton Academy. He also served as an assistant football coach at Harvard while pursuing graduate studies there. Buell later served as the headmaster at Greenwich Country Day School from 1941 to 1943. In 1943, he joined the faculty of St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. He served as head of the department of public affairs at St. Paul's from 1943 until his death in 1964.[1]
Buell and his wife, Eleanor had a son, Charles C. Buell.[1]
^"Some Team!". The Lima News. December 13, 1922.(Athletic World team)
^Norman E. Brown (December 8, 1922). "Below Wins Place on 'All-American' Eleven Selected by Prominent Sports Writer: Harry Kipke Named as Year's Best All-Round Man". Capital Times. Madison, WI.
^Billy Evans (December 13, 1922). "Big Ten Given Eleven Places on Honor Roll: Kirk, Kirke and Goebel Named". The Lima News.
^"Michigan Proves A Favorite: Consensus Vote of Sports Writers Shows Wolverines Have Most Men Picked". Los Angeles Times. December 27, 1922.(Romelke team)