George Tucker (American football)
Appearance
![]() Tucker pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1960, Elon yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Monroe, North Carolina | September 5, 1929
Died | March 1, 2013 Columbia, South Carolina | (aged 83)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
? | Lancaster HS (SC) |
1957–1958 | Wingate |
1959 | East Carolina (assistant) |
1960–1964 | Elon |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 29–20–1 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Carolinas Conference (1963–1964) | |
George M. Tucker (September 5, 1929 – March 1, 2013) was an American football coach.[1] He served as the head football at Elon University from 1960 until 1964, compiling a record of 29–20–1.[2][3] Later working as a stockbroker after his retirement from coaching, Tucker was a member of the Elon Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
Tucker was the head football coach at Wingate University in the 1950s when the school was still a junior college.[5]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Elon Fightin' Christians (North State Conference / Carolinas Conference) (1960–1964) | |||||||||
1960 | Elon | 4–6 | |||||||
1961 | Elon | 4–6 | |||||||
1962 | Elon | 7–3 | |||||||
1963 | Elon | 6–4 | T–1st | ||||||
1964 | Elon | 8–1–1 | 1st | ||||||
Elon: | 29–20–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 29–20–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=George-Tucker&lc=6740&pid=163392857&mid=5444725
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Elon Phoenix". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Football - Year by Year Results" (PDF). Elon Phoenix. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ http://www.elonphoenix.com/hof.aspx?hof=51&path=&kiosk=
- ^ "A tribute to Coach George Tucker". wingatebulldogs.com. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2013 deaths
- American stockbrokers
- East Carolina Pirates football coaches
- Elon Phoenix football coaches
- Wingate Bulldogs football coaches
- High school football coaches in South Carolina
- Junior college football coaches in the United States
- People from Monroe, North Carolina
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1960s stubs