Travis Tucker
{{Short description|American football player (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Travis Tucker
| image = 1986_Reunion_(2).jpg
| caption = Tucker in 2016 during 1986 Browns team reunion
| number = 87
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|09|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 240
| high_school = South Shore
(Brooklyn, New York)
| college = Southern Connecticut State
| draftyear = 1985
| draftround = 11
| draftpick = 287
| pastteams =
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1985|1987}})
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 4
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 49
| pfr = TuckTr20
}}
Travis Tyrone Tucker (born September 19, 1963) is an American former professional football tight end who played three seasons for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
College career
After graduating from South Shore High School in Brooklyn, New York, Tucker was recruited by Head Coach Kevin Gilbride and played collegiate football for four years at Southern Connecticut State University, an NCAA Division II school. He was a 4-year starter and graduated as the school's all-time leading receiver in total catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He was inducted in the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://scsuowls.com/honors/hall-of-fame/travis-tucker/77|title=Travis Tucker (2008) - Hall of Fame|website=Southern Connecticut State University Athletics}}
Professional career
Tucker was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 11th round of the 1985 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TuckTr20.htm|title=Travis Tucker Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He served as a backup to Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome{{Cite web |last=Exner |first=Rich |date=August 12, 1987 |title=The Cleveland Browns, pleased with the performance of backup.. |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/08/12/The-Cleveland-Browns-pleased-with-the-peformance-of-backup/3592555739200/ |access-date=14 February 2021 |website=UPI}} and was voted Special Teams Player of the Year in 1986 and Special Teams captain in 1987. His career ended in 1988 following a knee injury.
References
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Category:Players of American football from Brooklyn
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Southern Connecticut Owls football players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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