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Tucker Tigers Honor Cancer Survivor
School secretary becomes honorary captain in time for Cancer Awareness Month.
Tucker High School’s longtime secretary Linda Link was honored as an honorary team captain before the Tigers’ Homecoming at Adams Stadium.
The team and school wanted to honor the cancer survivor as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The Tucker players wore pink stickers with Link’s initials (LL) on their helmets and the Tiger coaches wore the stickers on their headsets during the game.
Link was escorted out with the Tucker team captains by Peach State referee Larry Hobgood as an honorary captain to participate in the pregame coin toss. Link shook hands with all the team captains from both Tucker and Mays as the squads prepared for the coin toss.
Link serves as secretary to Tucker Principal James Jackson while also handling many other duties including acquiring substitute teachers, payroll and working on employee benefits.
Mark Brock is the Athletics Statistician and Information Officer for DeKalb County Schools Athletics