Goodbye Kenny Tucker R.I.P.
There will be quite a few old Hammers Fans out there that will remember the delights of Watching Ken 
Tucker strut his stuff as a winger for the Hammers.
WHUFC released this Article today.
Former West Ham United winger Ken Tucker sadly passed away this week at the age of 85.
Having played for the club between 1947-57, Tucker’s Upton Park career began in sparkling style. He scored a hat-trick on his debut against Chesterfield at the Boleyn Ground in October 1947.
A pacey and powerful winger, signed from Finchley, he scored 73 goals in 191 reserve matches before earning a regular spot in the first team in the 1955/56 season. He duly switched from part-time to full-time training and scored 15 goals in 37 appearances before joining Notts County in March 1957. He leaves behind a wife, Joan, two children, Lorraine and Raymond, and grandchildren.
West Ham fans today would relish a winger that could score 15 goals in 37 games, So to Ken Tucker’s Family, Thanks for the memories and most of all thank you for such a great player. R.I.P Ken Tucker, your memories will live on in West Hams History.
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May 20th, 2008 at 5:01 PM
R.I.P Kenny Tucker, a top player.
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:29 AM
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May 27th, 2008 at 7:48 PM
Has anyone got any idea where and when the funeral is? I would love to know, as to send flowers.
May 27th, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Maureen, it may be best to call WHUFC office and ask when the funeral is.
West Ham have a memorial garden at the stadium which is a place many fans leave flowers, which also could be a good solution.
June 7th, 2008 at 12:05 AM
My uncle Bill Spooner who was a lifelong West Ham fan died on 20 May. He was buried at the same cemetery (Sutton Rd, Southend) on the same day (30 May) as Kenny Tucker. He could recite the names of all the West Ham teams going back to the 1930’s. The death notices for Kenny & my uncle were next to each other in the local newspaper - it was sad that I couldn’t ask my uncle what he remembered about him, I know he would definitely have remembered him as he knew about every player from those days.Condolences to Kenny’s family from ours. We saw his grave site when we visited my uncle’s & noticed that both had a football in flowers.