Bob Tucker (American football)

Receptions:	422
Receiving yards:	5,421
Receiving TDs:	27

Bob Tucker
No. 38
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	June 8, 1945; Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hazleton, Pennsylvania[1]
College:	Bloomsburg
Undrafted:	1968
Career history
	New York Giants (1970–1977); Minnesota Vikings (1977–1980);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	422
Receiving yards:	5,421
Receiving TDs:	27
	Player stats at PFR

Robert Louis Tucker (born June 8, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). A 6'3", 230 lbs. tight end from Bloomsburg University, Tucker played for 11 seasons in the NFL, from 1970 to 1980, for the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings.

Tucker is one of the few Giants to play for the team in four different home stadiums: Yankee Stadium (1970 through the first two home games of 1973); the Yale Bowl (last five home games of 1973 and all of 1974); Shea Stadium (1975) and Giants Stadium (1976–77).

Prior to joining the NFL, Tucker played for several seasons in the Atlantic Coast Football League, including the Pottstown Firebirds and the Lowell Giants.[2]

Tucker lived in Lincroft, a neighborhood in Middletown Township, New Jersey.[3]

Tucker was inducted into the American Football Association's Semi Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.[4]

Tucker was a biology teacher and freshman football coach at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton, Massachusetts in 1969.[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1970	NYG	14	13	40	571	14.3	41	5
1971	NYG	12	12	59	791	13.4	63	4
1972	NYG	14	14	55	764	13.9	39	4
1973	NYG	14	14	50	681	13.6	33	5
1974	NYG	13	13	41	496	12.1	29	2
1975	NYG	14	14	34	484	14.2	47	1
1976	NYG	14	14	42	498	11.9	39	1
1977	NYG	5	4	6	91	15.2	22	0
1977	MIN	8	0	9	109	12.1	29	2
1978	MIN	16	16	47	540	11.5	35	0
1979	MIN	16	15	24	223	9.3	21	2
1980	MIN	16	13	15	173	11.5	25	1
		156	142	422	5,421	12.8	63	27

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
1977	MIN	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1978	MIN	1	1	4	48	12.0	21	0
1980	MIN	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
		4	2	4	48	12.0	21	0

References

"Bob Tucker, Former HHS Athlete, Bloomsburg Star". Hazleton Standard-Speaker. October 29, 1965.
Dr. Ken (September 2013). ONE DEFINITION OF "MINOR LEAGUE" FOOTBALL, PART TWO Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. HelmetHut.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
Harvin, Al. "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports", The New York Times, January 12, 1973. Accessed November 16, 2008. "Some of the other Jersey residents on the team, according to Davis, are Bob Tucker, the New York Giants' tight end from Lincroft; Phil Villapiano, Oakland Raider linebacker from Ocean Township, and Ron Johnson, Giant running back, now a resident of Fort Lee."
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"The 1969 Torch" Year Book for Acton Boxboro Regional High School

External links

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

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[1] "Bob Tucker, Former HHS Athlete, Bloomsburg Star". Hazleton Standard-Speaker. October 29, 1965.

[drken119-2] Dr. Ken (September 2013). ONE DEFINITION OF "MINOR LEAGUE" FOOTBALL, PART TWO Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. HelmetHut.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.

[3] Harvin, Al. "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports", The New York Times, January 12, 1973. Accessed November 16, 2008. "Some of the other Jersey residents on the team, according to Davis, are Bob Tucker, the New York Giants' tight end from Lincroft; Phil Villapiano, Oakland Raider linebacker from Ocean Township, and Ron Johnson, Giant running back, now a resident of Fort Lee."

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "The 1969 Torch" Year Book for Acton Boxboro Regional High School