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George Tuck

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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
George Tuck

College
  
Minnesota (1902–1906)

Born
  
April 12, 1882 Minnesota (
1882-04-12
)

Died
  
August 22, 1952(1952-08-22) (aged 70) San Mateo, California

High school
  
Central (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

George Albert Tuck (April 12, 1882 – August 22, 1952) was a college basketball player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Tuck, a center, was one of the two first Big Ten Conference basketball players to be named as an All-American, along with Christian Steinmetz, when he made the team in 1905. Minnesota won the first 29 games of Tuck's career and finished with a record of 45–9–1 during his time as a Golden Gopher.

Tuck also played for Minnesota's football team.

References

George Tuck Wikipedia