Ivan Charles "Tucker" Frederickson (born January 12, 1943) is a former American football running back for the New York Giants of the NFL. He was an All-American in college, a Heisman Trophy runner-up, the #1 pick of the 1965 NFL draft, and a Pro Bowl fullback with the Giants.

Tucker Frederickson

Frederickson in 1965
No. 24
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1943-01-12) January 12, 1943 (age 79) Hollywood, Florida
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hollywood (FL) South Broward
College:	Auburn
NFL Draft:	1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
New York Giants (1965–1971)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (1965) SEC MVP (1964) 2× Jacobs Blocking Trophy Consensus All-American (1964) All-SEC (1964)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Biography

Frederickson graduated from South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida. A two-way player, he then attended Auburn University in Alabama, averaging 4.4 yards per carry on offense and leading the Tigers football team in interceptions as a safety on defense. In 1963, he won the Jacobs Award as the best blocking back in the Southeastern Conference. He won it again in 1964, and was sixth in the Heisman Trophy race. Coach Shug Jordan called him "the most complete football player I've ever seen". He was an All-American in 1964.

Frederickson was taken as the first overall pick in the 1965 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, playing six seasons for them before a knee injury forced his retirement in 1971. He was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

Frederickson is referred to by Brian Piccolo (James Caan) as the man to beat in 1971's Brian's Song as both of them went to the same high school.^{[citation needed]} Tucker went to the coveted Auburn University while Piccolo had to "settle" for Wake Forest.

External links

• Hall of Fame Bio
• NFL Player Statistics

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