Dick Tucker (American football)

Dick Tucker
Biographical details
Born	July 4, 1926
Died	July 26, 2018 (aged 92)
Playing career
Football
1946–1950	Whittier
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1961	Brea Olinda HS (CA)
1962–1985	Orange Coast
Head coaching record
Overall	129–102–5 (junior college football); 98–18–1 (high school football)
Bowls	4–0 (junior college)
Tournaments	Football; 1–2 (California JC large division division playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 2 junior college national (1963, 1975); 1 Eastern Conference (1963); 3 SCC (1971, 1974–1975)

Hal Richard Tucker (July 4, 1926 – July 26, 2018) was an American junior college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California from 1962 to 1985, compiling a record of 129–102–5 in 24 seasons. He led the Orange Coast Pirates to two junior college national titles, in 1963 and 1975. Tucker was also the head golf coach and athletic director at Orange Coast.

Tucker played college football at Whittier College from 1946 to 1950 as a quarterback under head coach Wallace Newman. He was the head football coach at Brea Olinda High School in Brea, California from 1951 to 1961, tallying a mark of 98–18–1 in 11 seasons.^[1]

Tucker died on September 14, 2009, at the age of 92.^[2]

Head coaching record

Junior college football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Orange Coast Pirates (Eastern Conference) (1962–1967)
1962	Orange Coast	9–1	8–1	2nd	W Orange Show Bowl
1963	Orange Coast	10–0	9–0	1st	W Junior Rose Bowl
1964	Orange Coast	6–4	5–2	T–2nd	W Elks Bowl
1965	Orange Coast	4–5	3–4	5th
1966	Orange Coast	4–5	4–3	T–2nd
1967	Orange Coast	6–3	6–2	3rd
Orange Coast Pirates (South Coast Conference) (1968–1983)
1968	Orange Coast	5–4	3–4	5th
1969	Orange Coast	6–2–1	3–2–1	4th
1970	Orange Coast	6–3	5–1	2nd
1971	Orange Coast	7–2–1	5–1	T–1st	L California JC large division quarterfinal
1972	Orange Coast	6–3	3–2	T–2nd
1973	Orange Coast	7–3	3–2	T–2nd
1974	Orange Coast	7–5	4–1	T–1st	L California JC large division semifinal
1975	Orange Coast	11–0	6–0	1st	W Avocado Bowl
1976	Orange Coast	6–4	4–2	2nd
1977	Orange Coast	5–4–1	3–2–1	3rd
1978	Orange Coast	7–3	3–3	T–3rd
1979	Orange Coast	2–8	1–5	5th
1980	Orange Coast	2–8	1–5	5th
1981	Orange Coast	3–7	2–4	5th
1982	Orange Coast	0–10	0–6	7th
1983	Orange Coast	4–5–1	3–2–1	3rd
Orange Coast Pirates (Mission Conference) (1984–1985)
1984	Orange Coast	4–6	4–4	4th
1985	Orange Coast	2–7–1	2–6	8th
Orange Coast:		129–102–5	90–64–3
Total:		129–102–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

^ Abrams, Al (January 23, 1962). "Brea's Tucked Named Coast Coach". The Register. Santa Ana, California. p. A12. Retrieved May 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Fryer, Steve (August 9, 2018). "Dick Tucker, who coached Orange Coast College to two national football titles, dies on same day as his wife". The Orange County Register. Santa Ana, California. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "Orange Coast College Football 2022 Season Program". Orange Coast College. pp. 36–37. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

External links

Dick Tucker at Find a Grave

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[1] Abrams, Al (January 23, 1962). "Brea's Tucked Named Coast Coach". The Register. Santa Ana, California. p. A12. Retrieved May 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] Fryer, Steve (August 9, 2018). "Dick Tucker, who coached Orange Coast College to two national football titles, dies on same day as his wife". The Orange County Register. Santa Ana, California. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[3] "Orange Coast College Football 2022 Season Program". Orange Coast College. pp. 36–37. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

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