Gerald Tucker

Gerald Tucker (March 14, 1922 – May 29, 1979) was the head coach on the 1956 USA Men's Basketball Gold Medal Olympic Team. He was the coach of Bartlesville Phillips 66ers for four seasons from 1954 to 1958 having the most wins in the National Industrial Basketball League in each of those 4 seasons. In 1955 Bartlesville Phillips 66ers won the AAU National Basketball Championship against the Luckett-Nix Clippers of Boulder, Colorado, winning 66-64 and in 1956 they were the runners-up to the Buchan Bakers of Seattle, losing 59–57.

Gerald Tucker

Tucker with the Phillips 66ers.
Personal information
Born	(1922-03-14)March 14, 1922
Died	May 21, 1979(1979-05-21) (aged 57)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
High school	Winfield (Winfield, Kansas)
College	Oklahoma (1941–1943, 1946–1947)
Position	Center
Career highlights and awards
2x AAU All-American (1949, 1950) Helms College Player of the Year (1947) Consensus first-team All-American (1947) Consensus second-team All-American (1943)
Medals Head Coach for  United States Men's basketball 1956 Melbourne Team competition

Before that he was a star center at 6-foot, 6-inches for University of Oklahoma and in the AAU. In 1943 and 1947 he was named a Helms Foundation All American. In 1947 he was the Helms Foundation Player of the Year. He went on to play for Bartlesville Phillips 66ers of the National Industrial Basketball League where he was an AAU All American and made the AAU All-Star Basketball Team, which was based on how one played in the National AAU Basketball Tournament in 1949 and 1950.

In 1989 he was named to the Final Four All 40's Team.

External links

• Biography of Gerald Tucker