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George Tucker (luger)

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as "overweight but quick-witted" and as "the press's favorite loser". He finished last in his event, and reportedly "got a lot more press in the States than
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According to Puerto Rican bobsled coach Rich Kolko, Tucker in 1984 "set the standard for Caribbean nations competing" in Winter sports – such as the
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reported that he "shed alarming amounts of skin bouncing off the wall".
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This biographical article relating to luge in Puerto Rico is a
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican
physicist
Olympic
luger
represented Puerto Rico
luge
1984 Winter Olympics
Sarajevo
doctoral student
Wesleyan University
United States
Sports Illustrated
Paul Hildgartner
Time
Puerto Rico
1988 Winter Olympics
Calgary
Raúl Muñiz
Jamaican bobsled team
"George Tucker"
Archived
Wayback Machine
"The Jests of the Rest"
"Puerto Rico at the 1984 Calgary Winter Games"
Archived
Wayback Machine
Time magazine
"Losers Of Renown"
"The Jests of the Rest"

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