Wilburn Tucker

Wilburn Tucker
Biographical details
Born(1920-08-10)August 10, 1920
Rutherford County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 1980(1980-10-06) (aged 60)
Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1940–1942Tennessee Tech
Baseball
c. 1940Tennessee Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1951Tennessee Tech (freshmen)
1952–1953Tennessee Tech (backfield)
1954–1967Tennessee Tech
Baseball
1948–1954Tennessee Tech
Head coaching record
Overall70–66–5 (football)
70–39 (baseball)
Bowls0–1
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.