PROVO, Utah-Former BYU athletic director and baseball coach Glen Tuckett passed away at 93 Monday per reports.
Tuckett, a native of Murray, Utah, spent most of his life in Provo and was heavily involved in the Cougars’ athletic department.
Last week, he attended BYU baseball’s fall scrimmage.
Tuckett was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Mary Whittaker, who passed away June 25, 2020.
They were married in 1959 in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
That year, Tuckett also became the head coach of BYU’s baseball program. Tuckett coached the Cougars’ baseball squad through 1976, posting a record of 445-256-4 (.634) while leading BYU to seven NCAA District 7 titles and a pair of berths in the College World Series (1968 and 1971).
Tuckett was named as the head coach of the United States Amateur Baseball Tournament Team in 1974, leading the squad to the tournament title. In 1977, Tuckett was named as the president of the American Baseball Coaches Association.
In 1976, Tuckett, who also served as an assistant football coach, became BYU’s athletic director, replacing Stan Watts who had also been successful as the Cougars’ men’s basketball coach (1949-1972).
During his tenure, Tuckett served on the NCAA Television Committee and the College Football Association’s executive committee.
Among the noteworthy events during Tuckett’s tenure as athletic director at BYU included LaVell Edward’s rise as head coach of the football program and quarterback Ty Detmer’s Heisman Trophy in 1990.
Tuckett was inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 1982 and served as the athletic director at Alabama in 1995 and 1996.
Tuckett was inducted into The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Hall of Fame in 1995.
A funeral is slated for November 6 with a public viewing November 5 per former BYU sports information director Ralph Zobell.
