Whitman (Whit) Tucker

PLAYING CAREER

OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 1962 - 1970

AWARDS AND HONOURS

GRUEN AWARD FOR BEING THE MOST OUTSTANDING CANADIAN ROOKIE IN THE EASTERN DIVISION 1962
ALL-EASTERN FLANKER (WIDE RECEIVER) 1966 - 1968
ALL-CANADIAN FLANKER (WIDE RECEIVER) 1967
GREY CUP PARTICIPATION  1966, 1968, 1969
GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS 1968, 1969

Whit Tucker was all-city in football and basketball and received the Royal Arcanum trophy as Windsor's outstanding high school athlete in 1959.  

At the University of Western, Tucker was named a Senior Intercolligate All-Star halfback and a Western Most Valuable Player in 1961.

In 1967, Tucker had four consecutive 100-yard games and amassed 1,171 that season.

In Ottawa, Tucker became known as a game breaker -  averaging 22.4 yards per reception. Tucker scored touchdowns on 19 per cent of his receptions and was runner-up for the Outstanding Canadian award in 1968. 

Whit Tucker is a member of the University of Western Ontario Hall of Fame.

INDUCTED 1993 - PLAYER

 

Class of 1993  Samuel Berger, Peter Dalla Riva, Herm Harrison