Hal Richard Tucker (July 4, 1926 – July 26, 2018) was an American junior college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California from 1962 to 1985, compiling a record of 129–102–5 in 24 seasons. He led the Orange Coast Pirates to two junior college national titles, in 1963 and 1975. Tucker was also the head golf coach and athletic director at Orange Coast.
Tucker played college football at Whittier College from 1946 to 1950 as a quarterback under head coach Wallace Newman. He was the head football coach at Brea Olinda High School in Brea, California from 1951 to 1961, tallying a mark of 96–18–1 in 11 seasons, earning or sharing eight Orange League titles with CIF Southern Section 1-A Division championships in 1959 and 1961.
Tucker died on September 14, 2009, at the age of 92.
Head coaching record Junior college football
High school football Year Team Regular Season PostseasonWon LostTiesWin %Finish Result 1951Brea Olinda440T-4th in Orange LeagueNo playoffs, did not qualify 1952Brea Olinda5302nd in Orange LeagueNo playoffs, did not qualify 1953Brea Olinda10101st in Orange LeagueCIF-SS Southern Group Semifinalists 1954Brea Olinda6213rd in Orange LeagueNo playoffs, did not qualify 1955Brea Olinda920T-1st in Orange LeagueCIF-SS Southern Group Quarterfinalists 1956Brea Olinda11101st in Orange LeagueCIF-SS Southern Group Finalists 1957Brea Olinda9101st in Orange LeagueCIF-SS Southern Group Quarterfinalists 1958Brea Olinda9201st in Orange LeagueCIF-SS 2-A Division Quarterfinalists 1959Brea Olinda1110T-1st in Orange LeagueCIF-SS 1-A Division Champions 1960Brea Olinda10101st in Orange LeagueCIF-SS 1-A Division Semifinalists 1961Brea Olinda12001st in Orange LeagueCIF-SS 1-A Division Champions Total 96 18 1
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