Donald L. Tucker (July 23, 1935 – September 24, 2019) was an American politician who served as the Speaker of the

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and In 1952, Tucker attended Florida American Legion Boys State, serving as that year's program Governor. Tucker earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida in 1962. He served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978, the 49th of 58 consecutive Democrats to do so. The Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, home of the

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Men's and Women's basketball teams, as well as other local teams, was renamed in honor of Tucker in 1977 and is now known as the

Donald L. Tucker Center The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. The arena has the biggest capacity of any arena in the Florida Panhandle. The arena opened i ...

. Tucker died of cancer in 2019 at the age of 84.

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