Larry Lucchino
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Larry Lucchino | |
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| File:Lucchino.jpg Larry Lucchino, left, reacts to a sacrificial Baby Ruth bar, presented by two US Army soldiers in 2005 | |
| Born | September 6, 1945 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University Yale Law School |
Lawrence "Larry" Lucchino (born September 6, 1945) is the former president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox, and member of John W. Henry's ownership group.[1]
Early life
Lucchino graduated from Princeton University in 1967, and later attended Yale Law School, where he was a classmate of Hillary Clinton.[2][3]
Career
After law school, Lucchino practiced law with the Washington, D. C., law firm of Williams & Connolly. The founder, famed litigator Edward Bennett Williams, had ownership interest in both the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Orioles.[2] Lucchino's law practice at Williams & Connolly included a substantial amount of work for those two sports teams. Through that work he ultimately became President/CEO of the Baltimore Orioles and later, the San Diego Padres.
Lucchino is known for having initiated the trend of building baseball-only facilities with an old-fashioned charm and smaller seating capacities. Under his watch, both teams built new stadiums, pioneering Oriole Park at Camden Yards[2] and Petco Park. Since then, about one-half of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams followed this lead and built new stadiums with the old-style look and feel.
On August 1, 2015, the team announced that Lucchino was stepping down after the 2015 season.[4] He retired on October 5, 2015.
Activities
Lucchino serves on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics.[5] He was named as the Commencement speaker for Boston University's 2008 graduating class, Bryant University's Class of 2009,[6] and the Anna Maria College Class of 2010.[7] He was a guest speaker at New England School of Law's 2008 graduation ceremony.
Other
Lucchino is the only man known to have World Series rings (Orioles ’83, Red Sox ’04, ’07, and '13),[2] a Super Bowl ring (Redskins ’82) and a Final Four watch (Princeton, ’65).[2]
He is a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Front Office". Boston Red Sox.
- ^ a b c d e http://www.bu.edu/commencement/2008/biographies/lucchino.html
- ^ "PAW April 7, 2004: Features". princeton.edu.
- ^ https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/08/01/larry-lucchino-out-red-sox-ceo/7LYd3BIaYayaiuZoJci4HN/story.html
- ^ "Special Olympics: Special Olympics A to Z". specialolympics.org.
- ^ Boston University: Commencement 2008
- ^ http://www.annamaria.edu/news/item/id/802/index.html
- ^ http://www.dana-farber.org/Adult-Care/Treatment-and-Support/Patient-Stories/Larry-Lucchino---Red-Sox-Jimmy-Fund-bond-hits-close-to-home.aspx
- ^ http://www1.whdh.com/features/articles/special-report-old/DBM413/
Videos
- Larry Lucchino: Keynote Address at Boston University's 135th Commencement Ceremony, on BUniverse, Boston University's video archive.
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball executives
- Major League Baseball team presidents
- Boston Red Sox executives
- American people of Italian descent
- San Diego Padres executives
- Baltimore Orioles executives
- Princeton Tigers men's basketball players
- Princeton University alumni
- Yale Law School alumni
- People from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Cancer survivors
- American chief executives of professional sports organizations