Jump to content

Arthur Tuck: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m date formats per WP:MOSNUM by script
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox athlete
{{Infobox athlete
|name = Arthur Tuck
|name = Arthur Tuck
Line 25: Line 26:
}}
}}


'''Arthur Wood Tuck''' (July 8, 1901 – April 15, 1979) was an [[Americans|American]] [[track and field]] athlete. In 1919, he singlehandedly won the [[Oregon]] state high school track and field team championship for [[Redmond High School (Oregon)|Redmond High School]]. He later competed for the [[University of Oregon]] track and field team and represented the [[United States]] in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] in [[Belguim]].
'''Arthur Wood Tuck''' (July 8, 1901 – April 15, 1979) was an [[Americans|American]] [[track and field]] athlete. In 1919, he singlehandedly won the [[Oregon]] state high school track and field team championship for [[Redmond High School (Oregon)|Redmond High School]]. He later competed for the [[University of Oregon]] track and field team and represented the [[United States]] in the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] in [[Belguim]].



== Early life ==
== Early life ==


Tuck was born on 8 July 1901 in [[Benton, Arkansas|Benton]], [[Arkansas]], the son of John and Kattie Tuck. His family later moved to [[Redmond, Oregon|Redmond]], [[Oregon]]. His father was a public school teacher in Redmond for many years.<ref name="BB1">Grant, Lucas, [https://www.bendbulletin.com/sports/2075755-151/the-legend-of-arthur-tuck "The Legend of Arthur Tuck"], ''The Bulletin'', Bend, Oregon, 27 May 2014, pp. C1, C4.</ref><ref name="SRS">[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/arthur-tuck-1.html "Arthur Tuck"], SR/Olympic Sports, Sports Reference LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 27 May 2014.</ref><ref>[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4ZB-V6X "Arthur Tuck in household of John Tuck"], ''United States Census, 1920'', Tetherow, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821493; accessed via ''FamilySearch'', 29 May 2014.</ref>
Tuck was born on July 8, 1901 in [[Benton, Arkansas|Benton]], [[Arkansas]], the son of John and Kattie Tuck. His family later moved to [[Redmond, Oregon|Redmond]], [[Oregon]]. His father was a public school teacher in Redmond for many years.<ref name="BB1">Grant, Lucas, [https://www.bendbulletin.com/sports/2075755-151/the-legend-of-arthur-tuck "The Legend of Arthur Tuck"], ''The Bulletin'', Bend, Oregon, May 27, 2014, pp. C1, C4.</ref><ref name="SRS">[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/arthur-tuck-1.html "Arthur Tuck"], SR/Olympic Sports, Sports Reference LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 27, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4ZB-V6X "Arthur Tuck in household of John Tuck"], ''United States Census, 1920'', Tetherow, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821493; accessed via ''FamilySearch'', May 29, 2014.</ref>


== High school athlete ==
== High school athlete ==


Tuck attended high school in Redmond, Oregon. In high school, Tuck was an outstanding track and field athlete. On 10 May 1919, Tuck participated in the Oregon state high school track and field championship, the only athlete competing for Redmond High School. The championship meet included twelve events. Tuck won seven of those events and took second place in another. He earned a total of 38 points in his events. As a result, Redmond High School won the state track and field championship with only one athlete competing.<ref name="BB1"/><ref name="GPC">[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088181/1919-05-22/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1919&index=0&date2=1919&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn96088181&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "17-Year-Old Boy Athletic Wonder"], ''Grants Pass Daily Courier'', Grants Pass, Oregon, 22 May 1919.</ref><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-05-12/ed-1/seq-13/#date1=1918&index=2&date2=1919&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1 "Governor Confers Honors on Athlete"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 12 May 1919, p. 13.</ref><ref name="BB2">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19370526&id=jjdPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5835,907327 "That Other Championship"], ''Bend Bulletin'', Bend, Oregon, 26 May 1937, p. 4.</ref>
Tuck attended high school in Redmond, Oregon. In high school, Tuck was an outstanding track and field athlete. On May 10, 1919, Tuck participated in the Oregon state high school track and field championship, the only athlete competing for Redmond High School. The championship meet included twelve events. Tuck won seven of those events and took second place in another. He earned a total of 38 points in his events. As a result, Redmond High School won the state track and field championship with only one athlete competing.<ref name="BB1"/><ref name="GPC">[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088181/1919-05-22/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1919&index=0&date2=1919&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn96088181&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "17-Year-Old Boy Athletic Wonder"], ''Grants Pass Daily Courier'', Grants Pass, Oregon, May 22, 1919.</ref><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-05-12/ed-1/seq-13/#date1=1918&index=2&date2=1919&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1 "Governor Confers Honors on Athlete"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, May 12, 1919, p. 13.</ref><ref name="BB2">[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19370526&id=jjdPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5835,907327 "That Other Championship"], ''Bend Bulletin'', Bend, Oregon, May 26, 1937, p. 4.</ref>


During the state championship meet, Tuck ran in 13 races including preliminary heats to qualify for finals as well as participating in five field events. Tuck won the [[100 yard dash]], [[220 yard dash]], [[110 metres hurdles|120 yard hurdles]], the [[high jump]], the [[discus]], the [[javelin]], and the [[shot put]]. He placed second in the [[long jump]]. Tuck also set three state records at the meet. His records were set in the 100 yard dash, the discus, and the javelin. His javelin throw beat the existing state record by 30 feet.<ref name="BB1"/><ref name="GPC"/><ref name="BB2"/> Oregon newspapers highlighted his performance at the state championship, making him a well-known sports figure across the state.<ref name="GPC"/><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-05-20/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=1919&index=0&date2=1919&words=ARTHUR+Arthur+Tuck+TUCK&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Tuck Wins for Redmond"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 20 May 1919, p. 14.</ref><ref name="SO1">[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-06-01/ed-1/seq-28/#date1=1919&index=6&rows=20&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&proxdistance=5&date2=1919&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Big Schools Tangle in Rivalry for Tuck"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 1 June 1919, p. 4.</ref><ref name="MO1">[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-10-02/ed-1/seq-13 "Tuck Signs with Lemon and Yellow"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 2 October 1919, p. 13.</ref>
During the state championship meet, Tuck ran in 13 races including preliminary heats to qualify for finals as well as participating in five field events. Tuck won the [[100 yard dash]], [[220 yard dash]], [[110 metres hurdles|120 yard hurdles]], the [[high jump]], the [[discus]], the [[javelin]], and the [[shot put]]. He placed second in the [[long jump]]. Tuck also set three state records at the meet. His records were set in the 100 yard dash, the discus, and the javelin. His javelin throw beat the existing state record by 30 feet.<ref name="BB1"/><ref name="GPC"/><ref name="BB2"/> Oregon newspapers highlighted his performance at the state championship, making him a well-known sports figure across the state.<ref name="GPC"/><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-05-20/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=1919&index=0&date2=1919&words=ARTHUR+Arthur+Tuck+TUCK&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Tuck Wins for Redmond"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, May 20, 1919, p. 14.</ref><ref name="SO1">[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1919-06-01/ed-1/seq-28/#date1=1919&index=6&rows=20&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&proxdistance=5&date2=1919&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Big Schools Tangle in Rivalry for Tuck"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, June 1, 1919, p. 4.</ref><ref name="MO1">[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-10-02/ed-1/seq-13 "Tuck Signs with Lemon and Yellow"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, October 2, 1919, p. 13.</ref>


After graduating from high school in the summer of 1919, Tuck participated in track and field competitions representing the [[Multnomah Athletic Club]], based in [[Portland Oregon]]. That summer, he placed first in the [[Amateur Athletic Union]] junior division javelin competition and third in the senior division. The following summer, he placed fifth in the Amateur Athletic Union’s national javelin competition.<ref name="SRS"/><ref name="MO1"/><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-06-13/ed-1/seq-16/#date1=1919&date1=1919&sort=relevance&date2=1919&date2=1919&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&index=1&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 "Tuck, Star Athlete, Arrives for Meet"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 13 June 1919, p. 16.</ref>
After graduating from high school in the summer of 1919, Tuck participated in track and field competitions representing the [[Multnomah Athletic Club]], based in [[Portland Oregon]]. That summer, he placed first in the [[Amateur Athletic Union]] junior division javelin competition and third in the senior division. The following summer, he placed fifth in the Amateur Athletic Union’s national javelin competition.<ref name="SRS"/><ref name="MO1"/><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-06-13/ed-1/seq-16/#date1=1919&date1=1919&sort=relevance&date2=1919&date2=1919&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&index=1&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 "Tuck, Star Athlete, Arrives for Meet"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, June 13, 1919, p. 16.</ref>


== College and Olympic Games ==
== College and Olympic Games ==


Both [[Oregon State University]] and the University of Oregon worked hard to recruit Tuck.<ref name="SO1"/> He decided to attend college at the University of Oregon, where he joined [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity.<ref name="MO1"/> Tuck competed for the [[Oregon Ducks track and field]] team. During his time at the University of Oregon, Tuck competed in numerous events including javelin, discus, high jump, [[pole vault]], [[high hurdles]], and the [[pentathlon]].<ref name="SRS"/><ref name="MO2">[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1921-05-21/ed-1/seq-13/#date1=1920&index=8&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Clear Skies Augurs Well for Big Meet"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 21 May 1921, p. 13.</ref><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1921-05-04/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1920&index=14&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "One of Bill Hayward’s Standbys on the University of Oregon Track Team"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 4 May 1921, p. 12.</ref>
Both [[Oregon State University]] and the University of Oregon worked hard to recruit Tuck.<ref name="SO1"/> He decided to attend college at the University of Oregon, where he joined [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity.<ref name="MO1"/> Tuck competed for the [[Oregon Ducks track and field]] team. During his time at the University of Oregon, Tuck competed in numerous events including javelin, discus, high jump, [[pole vault]], [[high hurdles]], and the [[pentathlon]].<ref name="SRS"/><ref name="MO2">[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1921-05-21/ed-1/seq-13/#date1=1920&index=8&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Clear Skies Augurs Well for Big Meet"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, May 21, 1921, p. 13.</ref><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1921-05-04/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1920&index=14&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "One of Bill Hayward’s Standbys on the University of Oregon Track Team"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, May 4, 1921, p. 12.</ref>
While he was a freshman at the University of Oregon, Tuck participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics.<ref name="BB1"/><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-06-13/ed-1/seq-16/#date1=1919&date1=1919&sort=relevance&date2=1919&date2=1919&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&index=1&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 "Two U. of O. Men on Olympic team"], ''Bend Bulletin'', Bend, Oregon, 22 June 1920, p. 8.</ref> Prior to the Olympic competition, Tuck injured his knee. He was still recovering when the team sailed for [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]].<ref>Hayward, Bill, [https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1920-07-30/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1920&index=19&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Athletes of Coast Standing Up Well…Tuck Alone of Sextet Suffering from Injury"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 30 July 1920, p. 12.</ref> At the Olympics, he finished eleventh in the [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|javelin competition]].<ref name="BB1"/><ref name="SRS"/><ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ATH/mens-javelin-throw.html "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw"], SR/Olympic Sports, Sports Reference LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 27 May 2014.</ref>
While he was a freshman at the University of Oregon, Tuck participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics.<ref name="BB1"/><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1919-06-13/ed-1/seq-16/#date1=1919&date1=1919&sort=relevance&date2=1919&date2=1919&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&index=1&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 "Two U. of O. Men on Olympic team"], ''Bend Bulletin'', Bend, Oregon, June 22, 1920, p. 8.</ref> Prior to the Olympic competition, Tuck injured his knee. He was still recovering when the team sailed for [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]].<ref>Hayward, Bill, [https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1920-07-30/ed-1/seq-12/#date1=1920&index=19&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Athletes of Coast Standing Up Well…Tuck Alone of Sextet Suffering from Injury"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, July 30, 1920, p. 12.</ref> At the Olympics, he finished eleventh in the [[Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|javelin competition]].<ref name="BB1"/><ref name="SRS"/><ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ATH/mens-javelin-throw.html "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw"], SR/Olympic Sports, Sports Reference LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 27, 2014.</ref>


By 1921, Tuck held the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] discus and javelin records.<ref name="MO2"/><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1921-05-08/ed-1/seq-21/#date1=1920&index=7&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83045782&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Tuck Breaks Coast Record in Javelin"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 8 May 1921, section 2, p. 1.</ref><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1921-05-15/ed-1/seq-21/#date1=1920&index=13&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83045782&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Aggie Tracksters Beaten by Oregon"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 15 May 1921, section 2, p. 1.</ref> His best javelin throw was {{convert|195|ft|9|in|m}}, just short of the American record of {{convert|197|ft|4|in|m}}.<ref>Sharp, Dick, [https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1921-06-26/ed-1/seq-21/#date1=1920&index=11&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83045782&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Multnomah Wins Meet with Gotham"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 26 June 1921, section 2, p. 1.</ref> However, he did not return to the university in 1922.<ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-01-22/ed-1/seq-24/#date1=1920&index=17&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83045782&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Oregon May Enter Meet"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 22 January 1922, section 2, p. 2.</ref><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-03-27/ed-1/seq-11/#date1=1920&index=10&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Bruins and Cards Out of Coast Meet…Oregon Loses Tuck"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 27 March 1922, p. 11.</ref>
By 1921, Tuck held the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] discus and javelin records.<ref name="MO2"/><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1921-05-08/ed-1/seq-21/#date1=1920&index=7&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83045782&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Tuck Breaks Coast Record in Javelin"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, May 8, 1921, section 2, p. 1.</ref><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1921-05-15/ed-1/seq-21/#date1=1920&index=13&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83045782&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Aggie Tracksters Beaten by Oregon"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, May 15, 1921, section 2, p. 1.</ref> His best javelin throw was {{convert|195|ft|9|in|m}}, just short of the American record of {{convert|197|ft|4|in|m}}.<ref>Sharp, Dick, [https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1921-06-26/ed-1/seq-21/#date1=1920&index=11&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83045782&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Multnomah Wins Meet with Gotham"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, June 26, 1921, section 2, p. 1.</ref> However, he did not return to the university in 1922.<ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-01-22/ed-1/seq-24/#date1=1920&index=17&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83045782&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Oregon May Enter Meet"], ''Sunday Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, January 22, 1922, section 2, p. 2.</ref><ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-03-27/ed-1/seq-11/#date1=1920&index=10&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Bruins and Cards Out of Coast Meet…Oregon Loses Tuck"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, March 27, 1922, p. 11.</ref>


== Later life ==
== Later life ==


After leaving the University of Oregon, Tuck joined his brother in the highway construction business.<ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-04-28/ed-1/seq-15/#date1=1920&index=11&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Highway Grading Declared Good"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, 28 April 1922, p. 15.</ref> He married Nita How Tuck in the early 1920s.<ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088235/1922-09-28/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1919&index=8&date2=1922&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn96088235&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 Bend Happenings from Day to Day], Bend Bulletin, Bend, Oregon, 28 September 1922, p.5.</ref> Together, they had three children.<ref>[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRRL-NVS "Arthur W Tuck"], ''United States Census, 1940'', Redmond Election Precinct 17, Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-22, sheet 8A, family 191, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 3359; accessed via ''FamilySearch'', 29 May 2014.</ref>
After leaving the University of Oregon, Tuck joined his brother in the highway construction business.<ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-04-28/ed-1/seq-15/#date1=1920&index=11&date2=1924&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn83025138&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 "Highway Grading Declared Good"], ''Morning Oregonian'', Portland, Oregon, April 28, 1922, p. 15.</ref> He married Nita How Tuck in the early 1920s.<ref>[https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088235/1922-09-28/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1919&index=8&date2=1922&words=Arthur+Tuck&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&lccn=sn96088235&proxdistance=5&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Arthur+Tuck&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 Bend Happenings from Day to Day], Bend Bulletin, Bend, Oregon, September 28, 1922, p.5.</ref> Together, they had three children.<ref>[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRRL-NVS "Arthur W Tuck"], ''United States Census, 1940'', Redmond Election Precinct 17, Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-22, sheet 8A, family 191, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 3359; accessed via ''FamilySearch'', May 29, 2014.</ref>


Later, Tuck joined the [[Oregon State Police]]. Beginning in the 1930s, he was the sergeant in charge of the [[Central Oregon]] patrol area.<ref name="BB1"/><ref name="BB2"/> On 7 November 1937, Sergeant Tuck and Officer Elmer R. Pyle were dispatched investigate a possible [[murder]] on an isolated chicken ranch near [[Terrebonne, Oregon]]. As the two officers approached, the suspect pulled out a shotgun and shot Pyle in the face. The suspect was killer in the gun battle that followed. Pyle died of his wounds seven months later.<ref>[https://www.oregon.gov/osp/pages/pvt_elmer_pyle.aspx "Private Elmer R. Pyle"], Oregon State Police, ''www.oregon.gov'', Salem, Oregon, 28 may 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.ospmemorial.org/pyle.html "Fallen Trooper Elmer Ray Pyle"], ''Oregon State Police Memorial'', Oregon State Police Fallen Trooper Memorial, Salem, Oregon, 2014.</ref>
Later, Tuck joined the [[Oregon State Police]]. Beginning in the 1930s, he was the sergeant in charge of the [[Central Oregon]] patrol area.<ref name="BB1"/><ref name="BB2"/> On November 7, 1937, Sergeant Tuck and Officer Elmer R. Pyle were dispatched investigate a possible [[murder]] on an isolated chicken ranch near [[Terrebonne, Oregon]]. As the two officers approached, the suspect pulled out a shotgun and shot Pyle in the face. The suspect was killer in the gun battle that followed. Pyle died of his wounds seven months later.<ref>[https://www.oregon.gov/osp/pages/pvt_elmer_pyle.aspx "Private Elmer R. Pyle"], Oregon State Police, ''www.oregon.gov'', Salem, Oregon, May 28, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.ospmemorial.org/pyle.html "Fallen Trooper Elmer Ray Pyle"], ''Oregon State Police Memorial'', Oregon State Police Fallen Trooper Memorial, Salem, Oregon, 2014.</ref>


After Tuck retired from the police force, his track and field medals and [[memorabilia]] were stolen in a burglary.<ref name="BB1"/> He died in Redmond, Oregon on 15 April 1979.<ref name="SRS"/>
After Tuck retired from the police force, his track and field medals and [[memorabilia]] were stolen in a burglary.<ref name="BB1"/> He died in Redmond, Oregon on April 15, 1979.<ref name="SRS"/>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==

Revision as of 20:37, 1 July 2014

Arthur Tuck
Personal information
Born(1901-01-08)January 8, 1901
Benton, Arkansas
DiedApril 15, 1979(1979-04-15) (aged 78)
Redmond, Oregon
OccupationPolice officer
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
EventMultiple
College teamUniversity of Oregon
ClubMultnomah Athletic Club
Coached byBill Hayward
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1920 Javelin (11th place)
Personal bestJavelin 195 feet 9 inches (59.66 m)

Arthur Wood Tuck (July 8, 1901 – April 15, 1979) was an American track and field athlete. In 1919, he singlehandedly won the Oregon state high school track and field team championship for Redmond High School. He later competed for the University of Oregon track and field team and represented the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Belguim.

Early life

Tuck was born on July 8, 1901 in Benton, Arkansas, the son of John and Kattie Tuck. His family later moved to Redmond, Oregon. His father was a public school teacher in Redmond for many years.[1][2][3]

High school athlete

Tuck attended high school in Redmond, Oregon. In high school, Tuck was an outstanding track and field athlete. On May 10, 1919, Tuck participated in the Oregon state high school track and field championship, the only athlete competing for Redmond High School. The championship meet included twelve events. Tuck won seven of those events and took second place in another. He earned a total of 38 points in his events. As a result, Redmond High School won the state track and field championship with only one athlete competing.[1][4][5][6]

During the state championship meet, Tuck ran in 13 races including preliminary heats to qualify for finals as well as participating in five field events. Tuck won the 100 yard dash, 220 yard dash, 120 yard hurdles, the high jump, the discus, the javelin, and the shot put. He placed second in the long jump. Tuck also set three state records at the meet. His records were set in the 100 yard dash, the discus, and the javelin. His javelin throw beat the existing state record by 30 feet.[1][4][6] Oregon newspapers highlighted his performance at the state championship, making him a well-known sports figure across the state.[4][7][8][9]

After graduating from high school in the summer of 1919, Tuck participated in track and field competitions representing the Multnomah Athletic Club, based in Portland Oregon. That summer, he placed first in the Amateur Athletic Union junior division javelin competition and third in the senior division. The following summer, he placed fifth in the Amateur Athletic Union’s national javelin competition.[2][9][10]

College and Olympic Games

Both Oregon State University and the University of Oregon worked hard to recruit Tuck.[8] He decided to attend college at the University of Oregon, where he joined Sigma Nu fraternity.[9] Tuck competed for the Oregon Ducks track and field team. During his time at the University of Oregon, Tuck competed in numerous events including javelin, discus, high jump, pole vault, high hurdles, and the pentathlon.[2][11][12]

While he was a freshman at the University of Oregon, Tuck participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][13] Prior to the Olympic competition, Tuck injured his knee. He was still recovering when the team sailed for Antwerp, Belgium.[14] At the Olympics, he finished eleventh in the javelin competition.[1][2][15]

By 1921, Tuck held the Pacific Coast Conference discus and javelin records.[11][16][17] His best javelin throw was 195 feet 9 inches (59.66 m), just short of the American record of 197 feet 4 inches (60.15 m).[18] However, he did not return to the university in 1922.[19][20]

Later life

After leaving the University of Oregon, Tuck joined his brother in the highway construction business.[21] He married Nita How Tuck in the early 1920s.[22] Together, they had three children.[23]

Later, Tuck joined the Oregon State Police. Beginning in the 1930s, he was the sergeant in charge of the Central Oregon patrol area.[1][6] On November 7, 1937, Sergeant Tuck and Officer Elmer R. Pyle were dispatched investigate a possible murder on an isolated chicken ranch near Terrebonne, Oregon. As the two officers approached, the suspect pulled out a shotgun and shot Pyle in the face. The suspect was killer in the gun battle that followed. Pyle died of his wounds seven months later.[24][25]

After Tuck retired from the police force, his track and field medals and memorabilia were stolen in a burglary.[1] He died in Redmond, Oregon on April 15, 1979.[2]

Legacy

It is likely that Tuck is the only athlete in Oregon history to have won a state track and field team championship singlehandedly. Today, Tuck’s scrapbook and photographs are held by the Des Chutes Historical Museum in Bend, Oregon.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Grant, Lucas, "The Legend of Arthur Tuck", The Bulletin, Bend, Oregon, May 27, 2014, pp. C1, C4.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Arthur Tuck", SR/Olympic Sports, Sports Reference LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "Arthur Tuck in household of John Tuck", United States Census, 1920, Tetherow, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821493; accessed via FamilySearch, May 29, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "17-Year-Old Boy Athletic Wonder", Grants Pass Daily Courier, Grants Pass, Oregon, May 22, 1919.
  5. ^ "Governor Confers Honors on Athlete", Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, May 12, 1919, p. 13.
  6. ^ a b c "That Other Championship", Bend Bulletin, Bend, Oregon, May 26, 1937, p. 4.
  7. ^ "Tuck Wins for Redmond", Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, May 20, 1919, p. 14.
  8. ^ a b "Big Schools Tangle in Rivalry for Tuck", Sunday Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, June 1, 1919, p. 4.
  9. ^ a b c "Tuck Signs with Lemon and Yellow", Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, October 2, 1919, p. 13.
  10. ^ "Tuck, Star Athlete, Arrives for Meet", Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, June 13, 1919, p. 16.
  11. ^ a b "Clear Skies Augurs Well for Big Meet", Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, May 21, 1921, p. 13.
  12. ^ "One of Bill Hayward’s Standbys on the University of Oregon Track Team", Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, May 4, 1921, p. 12.
  13. ^ "Two U. of O. Men on Olympic team", Bend Bulletin, Bend, Oregon, June 22, 1920, p. 8.
  14. ^ Hayward, Bill, "Athletes of Coast Standing Up Well…Tuck Alone of Sextet Suffering from Injury", Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, July 30, 1920, p. 12.
  15. ^ "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's Javelin Throw", SR/Olympic Sports, Sports Reference LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 27, 2014.
  16. ^ "Tuck Breaks Coast Record in Javelin", Sunday Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, May 8, 1921, section 2, p. 1.
  17. ^ "Aggie Tracksters Beaten by Oregon", Sunday Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, May 15, 1921, section 2, p. 1.
  18. ^ Sharp, Dick, "Multnomah Wins Meet with Gotham", Sunday Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, June 26, 1921, section 2, p. 1.
  19. ^ "Oregon May Enter Meet", Sunday Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, January 22, 1922, section 2, p. 2.
  20. ^ "Bruins and Cards Out of Coast Meet…Oregon Loses Tuck", Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, March 27, 1922, p. 11.
  21. ^ "Highway Grading Declared Good", Morning Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, April 28, 1922, p. 15.
  22. ^ Bend Happenings from Day to Day, Bend Bulletin, Bend, Oregon, September 28, 1922, p.5.
  23. ^ "Arthur W Tuck", United States Census, 1940, Redmond Election Precinct 17, Redmond, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-22, sheet 8A, family 191, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 3359; accessed via FamilySearch, May 29, 2014.
  24. ^ "Private Elmer R. Pyle", Oregon State Police, www.oregon.gov, Salem, Oregon, May 28, 2014.
  25. ^ "Fallen Trooper Elmer Ray Pyle", Oregon State Police Memorial, Oregon State Police Fallen Trooper Memorial, Salem, Oregon, 2014.

Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Tuck&oldid=615203877"