Larry Lucchino

Larry Lucchino

Larry Lucchino, left, reacts to a sacrificial Baby Ruth bar, presented by two US Army soldiers in 2005
Born (1945-09-06) 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

BOSTON (July 6, 2012) Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mark Ferguson speaks with Larry Lucchino at Fenway Park.

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

  1. ↑ "Front Office". Boston Red Sox.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.bu.edu/commencement/2008/biographies/lucchino.html
  3. ↑ "PAW April 7, 2004: Features". princeton.edu.
  4. ↑ https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/08/01/larry-lucchino-out-red-sox-ceo/7LYd3BIaYayaiuZoJci4HN/story.html
  5. ↑ "Special Olympics: Special Olympics A to Z". specialolympics.org.
  6. ↑ Boston University: Commencement 2008
  7. ↑ http://www.annamaria.edu/news/item/id/802/index.html
  8. ↑ http://www.dana-farber.org/Adult-Care/Treatment-and-Support/Patient-Stories/Larry-Lucchino---Red-Sox-Jimmy-Fund-bond-hits-close-to-home.aspx
  9. ↑ http://www1.whdh.com/features/articles/special-report-old/DBM413/

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Dick Freeman		 San Diego Padres President
1995–2001 		Succeeded by
Bob Vizas
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