Tucker Frederickson
 Frederickson in 1965 | |
| No. 24 | |
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 12, 1943 Hollywood, Florida,U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | South Broward(Hollywood) |
| College: | Auburn |
| NFL draft: | 1965/ round: 1 / pick:1 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Player stats atPFR | |
Ivan Charles "Tucker" Frederickson(born January 12, 1943) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was arunning backfor theNew York Giantsof theNational Football League(NFL). He was anAll-Americanin college atAuburn,aHeisman Trophyrunner-up, thefirst overall pickof the1965 NFL draft,and aPro Bowlfullback with the Giants.
Biography
[edit]Frederickson graduated fromSouth Broward High SchoolinHollywood, Florida.Atwo-way player,he then attendedAuburn Universityin Alabama, averaging 4.4 yards per carry on offense and leading theTigers football teamin interceptions as a safety on defense. In 1963, he won the Jacobs Award as the best blocking back in theSoutheastern Conference.He won it again in 1964, and was sixth in theHeisman Trophyrace. CoachShug Jordancalled him "the most complete football player I've ever seen". He was anAll-Americanin 1964.
Frederickson was taken as the first overall pick in the1965 NFL draftby the New York Giants, playing six seasons for them before a knee injury forced his retirement in 1971. He was inducted in theCollege Football Hall of Famein 1994.
Frederickson is referred to byBrian Piccolo(James Caan) as the man to beat in 1971'sBrian's Songas both of them went to the same high school.[citation needed]In fact they went to different high schools, Frederickson to South Broward and Piccolo to Central Catholic (now St. Thomas Aquinas). Tucker went to the coveted Auburn University while Piccolo had to "settle" forWake Forest.
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[edit]- 1943 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American football running backs
- First overall NFL draft picks
- Auburn Tigers football players
- New York Giants players
- Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
- Players of American football from Broward County, Florida
- South Broward High School alumni
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees