Biographical details | |
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Born | Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S. | August 10, 1920
Died | October 6, 1980 Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 60)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1940–1942 | Tennessee Tech |
Baseball | |
c. 1940 | Tennessee Tech |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1946–1951 | Tennessee Tech (freshmen) |
1952–1953 | Tennessee Tech (backfield) |
1954–1967 | Tennessee Tech |
Baseball | |
1948–1954 | Tennessee Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 70–66–5 (football) 70–39 (baseball) |
Bowls | 0–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 5 OVC (1955, 1958–1961) | |
Awards | |
Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame (1987) | |
Wilburn Tucker (August 10, 1920 – October 6, 1980) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He was the head football coach at Tennessee Tech from 1954 to 1967, leading the team to five Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) championships. He was later inducted into both the Tennessee Tech and OVC Halls of Fame.