What is Shane Tuck?
[[File:Shane tuck.jpg|right|200px]] '''Shane Tuck''' (24 December 1981 &ndash; 20 July 2020) was a professional [[Australian rules football]]er. He played for the [[Richmond Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) between 2004 to 2013. Before, he played with [[Hawthorn Football Club]] from 2000 to 2001. Tuck was born in [[Victoria, Australia]]. Tuck died on 20 July 2020 at the age of 38 by suicide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/746426/?fbclid=IwAR2RHu2G7RMSIy-gDO9UuKEZPha3HsdFONmeS1yCtrYP3aeMDA36RU2X-Vo|title=Vale Shane Tuck|work=Richmond FC|publisher=Richmond Football Club|date=20 July 2020|access-date=20 July 2020}}</ref> After his death, an autopsy revealed that Tuck had been suffering from severe [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/shane-tuck-had-severe-cte-brain-bank-reveals-20210122-p56w3n.html|accessdate=September 21, 2024|title=Shane Tuck had severe CTE, brain bank reveals|publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuck, Shane}} [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Australian rules footballers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Victoria (Australia)]] [[Category:Suicide in 2020]] [[Category:Suicides in Australia]] {{sports-bio-stub}}