Paul Raymond Rucker, born July 20th, 1913 in Bauxite, AR,1 was a professional baseball player from 1935-1939. Biography Rucker attended the University of Arkansas. Rucker died on June 10th, 1976 and was buried in Elmwood Saint Joseph Cemetery in Mason City, IA.2 Stats Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com. 1 Rucker's WWII Draft Card. 2 Rucker's FindaGrave.com page.