Adams was a boxer and bouncer before entering the pornographic film industry in the early 1980s, shortly after his sister Amber Lynn began her adult film career.
Buck Adams menekuni profesi sebagai petinju dan petugas sekuriti sebelum memasuki industri film porno di awal 1980-an, tak lama sesudah kakaknya, Amber Lynn memulai terlebih dahulu di dunia perfilman dewasa.