BLOOMINGTON — Tyrique Tucker wants you to fill your stomach for a good cause.
Tucker, Indiana’s All-American defensive tackle, announced Thursday a partnership with Bloomington restaurant Hive, which come April 1 will begin offering the Squeak burger.
It draws its name from the Hoosiers’ defensive lineman’s nickname. And it will champion a cause close to the redshirt senior.
Proceeds from the meal will be donated to Cancer Support Community South Central Indiana, honoring Tucker’s mother, Tonya Giddings-Tucker, who died of breast cancer in 2024.
“Being able to support people in their battle with cancer means everything to me,” Tucker said in an Instagram post announcing the partnership, “and it’s a way I can continue honoring my mother’s legacy and her fight.”
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Created in collaboration between Tucker and Hive staff, the Squeak burger comes with either two or three patties, pickles, onions, lettuce and cheese, cooked in the Hive’s preferred smashed style. It’s topped with “Squeak sauce,” a ketchup mix.
The restaurant, located at 10th and the State Road 45/46 bypass just east of Bloomington’s campus, will begin offering the burger at the start of April.
“Together, we can create a positive impact,” Tucker wrote. “Order up!”
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Reporting by Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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