Tucka Healy

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Margaret J. "Tucka" Healy (born September 20, 1962) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making three appearances for the United States women's national team. She later worked as an employee for Google.[4]

Tucka Healy
Healy at VidCon in 2010
Personal information
Full name Margaret J. Healy[1]
Date of birth (1962-09-20) September 20, 1962 (age 62)[2]
Place of birth Colorado, United States
Position(s) Forward[3]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1985 California Golden Bears ? (45+)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
California Tremors
San Francisco Vikings
International career
1985 United States 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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In college, Healy played for the California Golden Bears from 1981 to 1985, though she missed the 1984 season. Her first season in 1981 was under the AIAW, while the remaining were in the NCAA. In her NCAA career, she scored 45 goals and had 10 assists. She was an NSCAA Third Team All-American in 1983 and 1985, and was included in the NSCAA All-Region team in 1985.[5] In 2015, she was inducted into the "Lair of Legends" of the California Golden Bears, as part of the athletics hall of fame.[6]

Healy made her international debut for the United States in the team's inaugural match on August 18, 1985 at the Mundialito against hosts Italy. In total, she made three appearances for the U.S. at the tournament, earning her final cap on August 24, 1985 against Denmark.[7]

Personal life

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Healy was born to Mary and John Helding "Jack" Healy,[8] one of five children. At a young age, her family moved from the Denver area to Palo Alto, California.[9] Healy was employee 81 at Google in Mountain View, California,[10] where she worked as an enterprise sales manager,[3] and later for the YouTube partner program, Google Fiber, and YouTube TV.[11][12]

Career statistics

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International

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United States[7]
Year Apps Goals
1985 3 0
Total 3 0

References

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  1. ^ "Cal Athletics Fund – Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2018". California Golden Bears. February 7, 2019. p. 22. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993". Vol. 2. 2010 – via Ancestry.com. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ a b "U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Tucka Healy". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on July 4, 2006. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Tucka Healy (Television production). California Golden Bears. May 11, 2015. Event occurs at 1:02. Retrieved June 3, 2020 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Cal Women's Soccer 2016 Record Book" (PDF). California Golden Bears. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Women's Soccer Inducts Nine Into Inaugural Lair of Legends". California Golden Bears. Berkeley, California. May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "John Helding Healy". The Mercury News. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020 – via Legacy.com.
  9. ^ "Big Five-Oh" (PDF). Greenmeadow Community Association. December 2001. pp. 4–5. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. ^ Austen, Ben (December 16, 2011). "The YouTube Laugh Factory: A Studio System for Viral Video". Wired. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  11. ^ Thomas, Owen (August 6, 2012). "A Key YouTube Exec Has Moved To Google Fiber". Business Insider. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Margaret Healy". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2020.