- Tucker Frederickson
NFL player
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1943|1|12|mf=y
DateOfDeath=
Birthplace=Hollywood, FL
Position=Running back
College=Auburn
CollegeHOF=60063
DraftedYear=1965
DraftedRound=1 / Pick 1
DatabaseFootball=FREDETUC01
PFR=FredTu00
ProBowls=1
years=1965-1971
teams=New York Giants Ivan Charles "Tucker" Frederickson (born
January 12 ,1943 inHollywood, Florida ) was anAmerican football running back for theNew York Giants of the NFL. Frederickson attendedSouth Broward High School then moved on toAuburn University , and was a two-way player with the Tigers football team (averaging 4.4 yards per carry on offense and leading the team in interceptions as a safety on defense). In 1964, he won the Jacobs Award as the best blocking back in theSoutheastern Conference and was a runner up in theHeisman Trophy race. Coach Shug Jordan called him "the most complete football player I've ever seen". Frederickson was the first overall pick in the1965 NFL Draft having been selected by the New York Giants, with whom he played with until a knee injury forced his retirement in 1971 (six total playing seasons). Frederickson was inducted in theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1994.External links
* [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=60063 Hall of Fame Bio]
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/FredTu00.htm NFL Player Statistics]
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