Tucker Frederickson

Tucker Frederickson
Position (s): running back	Jersey number (s): 24
born on January 12, 1943 in Hollywood , Florida
Career information
Active : 1965 - 1971
NFL Draft : 1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st
College : Auburn
Teams
New York Giants ( 1965 - 1971 )
Career statistics
Yards in the running game	2,209
Yards per run	3.4
Touchdowns	9
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (1965) All-American (1964)
College Football Hall of Fame

Ivan Charles "Tucker" Frederickson (* 12. January 1943 in Hollywood , Florida ) is a former American American football poker players in the position of running backs . He played six seasons for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL).

Early years

Frederickson attended South Broward High School near his native Hollywood , Florida . He later went to Auburn University in Alabama . Here he not only played in the running back position, but also as safety . In 1964 he was elected to the All-American team in the safety position .

NFL

In the 1965 NFL Draft , Frederickson was first selected by the New York Giants in the first round . Here he was used exclusively as a running back. In his first year he was elected to the Pro Bowl . He stayed with the Giants until the 1971 season , but then had to give up playing football due to knee problems that he had been struggling with since 1966. In his career he never reached the play-offs with the Giants .

After the career

In 1994, Frederickson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame .

Private

Frederickson's first wife died of a brain tumor in 1986 . He has been married again since 1989.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Report on 78mag.com, accessed on 21 March 2016
2. ↑ Report on nypost.com, accessed on March 21, 2016
3. ↑ Profile of the National Football Foundation, accessed March 21, 2016
4. ↑ Report on scout.com, accessed on March 21, 2016