Researching Gerald Tucker
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16572 people with the Tucker surname? In that year Tucker was ranked number 226 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gerald means "Spear Warrior" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Gerald Tucker on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gerald Tucker and the Tucker Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tucker Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Tucker family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 19078 people with the Tucker surname in the UK? Tucker is now ranked number 283 for popularity in the UK. |
Tucker Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Gerald Tucker
Gerald Tucker
Gerald Tucker (March 14, 1922 – May 29, 1979) was the head coach on the 1956 USA Men's Basketball Gold Medal Olympic Team. He was the coach of Bartlesville Phillips 66ers for four seasons from 1954 to 1958 having the most wins in the National Industrial Basketball League in each of those 4 seasons. In 1955 Bartlesville Phillips 66ers won the AAU National Basketball Championship against the Luckett-Nix Clippers of Boulder, Colorado, winning 66-64 and in 1956 they were the runners-up to the Buchan Bakers of Seattle, losing 59–57.
Before that he was a star center at 6-foot, 6-inches for University of Oklahoma and in the AAU. In 1943 and 1947 he was named a Helms Foundation All American. In 1947 he was the Helms Foundation Player of the Year. He went on to play for Bartlesville Phillips 66ers of the National Industrial Basketball League where he was an AAU All American and made the AAU All-Star Basketball Team, which was based on how one played in the National AAU Basketball Tournament in 1949 and 1950.
In 1989 he was named to the Final Four All 40's Team.
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