Frank Tuck

Australian rules footballer and coach

Australian rules footballer
Frank Tuck
Tuck during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name Francis Henry Tuck
Born (1931-07-24)24 July 1931
Died 1 July 2016(2016-07-01) (aged 84)
Corowa, New South Wales[1]
Original team Strathmerton
Debut 1950, Collingwood vs. Carlton, at Victoria Park, Melbourne
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1950–1959 Collingwood 131 (34)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis Henry Tuck (24 July 1931 – 1 July 2016) was an Australian rules footballer, who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a member of the famous Collingwood half-back line of Lucas, Kingston, and Tuck.

After VFL football, he was captain-coach of Corowa Football Club in the Ovens and Murray Football League from 1960 to 1964, and then he bought a butcher business in Birchip, Victoria.

Tuck died on 1 July 2016 aged 84.[2]

  • Frank Tuck's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Frank Tuck at AustralianFootball.com

References

  1. ^ "Tribute:Frank Tuck". Herald Sun.
  2. ^ "Francis Henry (Frank) Tuck (obituary)". The Border Mail. Retrieved 3 July 2016.


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