Tucker played football at Banning High School in Wilmington, California. He started at offensive tackle his junior and senior year. He was teammates with Jamelle Holieway, Leroy Holt, and Courtney Hall (Rice University). Tucker and Hall were the best offensive tackle tandem in the Marine League that year, with Tucker being only a junior. Tucker was named to the All State Underclass team as a junior. Was named to the Daily Breeze All Star 1st team as a junior and senior. He was the South Bay Lineman of the year as a senior (1986). The Pilots had a talented I-veer running attack with Holieway (Oklahoma) at quarterback, Holt (USC) at fullback and Bret Young (Oregon) at the I-Back Brett getting 611 yards in a single game, a Banning High School record with each gaining 1,000 yards rushing in 1984 as they reached the finals at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum only to fall to rival Carson 33-20 finishing as the runner up with a 10-2 record.
His senior year (1985) the Pilots struggled early with a tough non-conference schedule that included powerhouse Long Beach Poly but put together a solid campaign to finish the regular season 6-3 and advanced to the LA City 4A playoffs. With victories over Kennedy and San Fernando, the Pilots assured themselves of a rematch with the Carson Colts in the 1985 title tilt. Banning uncharacteristically took to the air, catching Carson off guard they pulled off a dramatic and dominating performance winning 31-7 to recapture the LA City title, the 8th in Banning Highs history.
He left the NFL in 1997 and became a member of the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League. He would go on to a long career with the Rattlers, one that would span a decade.[3] The Rattlers enjoyed many successes and failures during his tenure, from an Arena Bowl victory over a Kurt Warner led Iowa Barnstormer team in ArenaBowl XI to the loses in consecutive ArenaBowls XVI, XVII, XVIII. Upon retirement after the 2006 season Tucker became the offensive/defensive line coach for the Rattlers. He also held that capacity with the 2010 Az Rattlers and then with the New Orleans Voodoo in 2011.
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From 1993-94 Tucker appeared on a few episodes in season 5 of American Gladiators under the Gladiator name Rebel. These appearances were as an alternate for injured Gladiators.
In 1998 Tucker began a coaching career that has spanned 23 years at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona. He has produced several D1 lineman, most notably Christian Westerman (Auburn/ASU), Casey Tucker (Stanford), Tyler Johnstone (Oregon). The program has won 7 6A State Titles in his tenure.
In July 2012 at 44 yrs of age Tucker joined the Phoenix Fire Department. In December 2020 he was promoted to Engineer and currently is on Engine 11 “C” Shift.
^"NFL Expansion Draft". Tampa Bay Times. February 16, 1995. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^"Arena Football League Transactions". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 21, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2002.
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Not to be confused with Mark Tucker American football coach This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Mark Tucker offensive lineman news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Mark Tucker born April 29 1968 is a former American football lineman Mark TuckerNo 71Position Offensive guardCenterPersonal informationBorn 1968 04 29 April 29 1968 age 56 Spokane Washington U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 295 lb 134 kg Career informationHigh school Wilmington CA BanningCollege USCNFL draft 1991 Round 7 Pick 186Career historyAs a player Atlanta Falcons 1991 Indianapolis Colts 1991 1992 Phoenix Arizona Cardinals 1993 1994 Jacksonville Jaguars 1995 New Orleans Saints 1996 Arizona Rattlers 1997 2006 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyAs a coach Los Angeles Avengers 2008 Offensive line coach amp fullbacks coachCareer highlights and awardsArenaBowl XI champion Third team All American 1990 Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 NFL career 3 2 AFL career 3 3 Other 4 References 5 External linksHigh school career editTucker played football at Banning High School in Wilmington California He started at offensive tackle his junior and senior year He was teammates with Jamelle Holieway Leroy Holt and Courtney Hall Rice University Tucker and Hall were the best offensive tackle tandem in the Marine League that year with Tucker being only a junior Tucker was named to the All State Underclass team as a junior Was named to the Daily Breeze All Star 1st team as a junior and senior He was the South Bay Lineman of the year as a senior 1986 The Pilots had a talented I veer running attack with Holieway Oklahoma at quarterback Holt USC at fullback and Bret Young Oregon at the I Back Brett getting 611 yards in a single game a Banning High School record with each gaining 1 000 yards rushing in 1984 as they reached the finals at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum only to fall to rival Carson 33 20 finishing as the runner up with a 10 2 record His senior year 1985 the Pilots struggled early with a tough non conference schedule that included powerhouse Long Beach Poly but put together a solid campaign to finish the regular season 6 3 and advanced to the LA City 4A playoffs With victories over Kennedy and San Fernando the Pilots assured themselves of a rematch with the Carson Colts in the 1985 title tilt Banning uncharacteristically took to the air catching Carson off guard they pulled off a dramatic and dominating performance winning 31 7 to recapture the LA City title the 8th in Banning Highs history College career editTucker played at the University of Southern California and graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor s degree in political science A four year starter at offensive guard he won the job three games into his freshman season He started 48 games in his career He was All Pac 10 as a sophomore and senior second team as a junior and first team All American as a senior He was a finalist for the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy given to the top lineman in college football USC was 35 12 2 in his career finishing 18th in the Associated Press in 1987 7th in 1988 8th in 1989 and 20th in 1990 Started the 1988 1989 and 1990 Rose Bowl games Finished his career in the Hancock Sun Bowl in 1990 as well losing to Michigan State 17 16 Played in the Hula Bowl All Star game in Hawaii Professional career editNFL career edit Tucker was drafted in the seventh round by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1991 NFL Draft 1 He spent most of the season on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad that year He re signed the next year and was allocated to the now defunct World League of American Football where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy In 1993 he signed with the Phoenix Arizona Cardinals and was there for two seasons In early 1995 he was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft 2 He signed with the New Orleans Saints in 1996 AFL career edit He left the NFL in 1997 and became a member of the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League He would go on to a long career with the Rattlers one that would span a decade 3 The Rattlers enjoyed many successes and failures during his tenure from an Arena Bowl victory over a Kurt Warner led Iowa Barnstormer team in ArenaBowl XI to the loses in consecutive ArenaBowls XVI XVII XVIII Upon retirement after the 2006 season Tucker became the offensive defensive line coach for the Rattlers He also held that capacity with the 2010 Az Rattlers and then with the New Orleans Voodoo in 2011 Other edit From 1993 94 Tucker appeared on a few episodes in season 5 of American Gladiators under the Gladiator name Rebel These appearances were as an alternate for injured Gladiators In 1998 Tucker began a coaching career that has spanned 23 years at Hamilton High School in Chandler Arizona He has produced several D1 lineman most notably Christian Westerman Auburn ASU Casey Tucker Stanford Tyler Johnstone Oregon The program has won 7 6A State Titles in his tenure In July 2012 at 44 yrs of age Tucker joined the Phoenix Fire Department In December 2020 he was promoted to Engineer and currently is on Engine 11 C Shift References edit 1991 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 05 07 NFL Expansion Draft Tampa Bay Times February 16 1995 Retrieved November 2 2023 Arena Football League Transactions www oursportscentral com OurSports Central March 21 2002 Retrieved July 22 2002 External links editStats at ArenaFan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Tucker offensive lineman amp oldid 1215355187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
