his time at the University of Oregon, Tuck competed in numerous events including javelin, discus, high jump, pole vault, high hurdles, and the pentathlon. While he was a freshman at the University of Oregon, Tuck participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Prior to the Olympic competition, Tuck injured his knee. He was still recovering when the team sailed for Antwerp, Belgium. At the Olympics, he finished eleventh in the javelin competition. By 1921, Tuck held the Pacific Coast Conference discus and javelin records. His best javelin throw was , just short of the American record of . However, he did not return to the university in 1922. Later life After leaving the University of Oregon, Tuck joined his brother in the highway construction business. He married Nita How Tuck in the early 1920s. Together, they had three children. Later, Tuck joined the Oregon State Police. Beginning in the 1930s, he was the sergeant in charge of the Central Oregon patrol area. On November 7, 1937, Sergeant Tuck and Officer Elmer R. Pyle were dispatched to investigate a possible murder on an isolated chicken ranch near Terrebonne. As the two officers approached, the suspect pulled out a shotgun and shot Pyle in the face. The suspect was killed in the gun battle that followed. Pyle died of his wounds seven months later. After Tuck retired from the police force, his track and field medals and memorabilia were stolen in a burglary. He died in Redmond, Oregon on April 15, 1979. 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. See also 1920 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw References External links List of American athletes 1901 births 1979 deaths People from Redmond, Oregon People from Benton, Arkansas Sportspeople from Arkansas Track and field athletes from Oregon American male javelin throwers Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes Oregon police officers