Hal Richard Tucker (July 4, 1926 â 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 129âÂÂ102âÂÂ5 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 98âÂÂ18âÂÂ1 in 11 seasons.
Tucker died on September 14, 2009, at the age of 92.