Name Larry Lucchino | Spouse Stacey Lucchino | |
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Born September 6, 1945 (age 78) ( 1945-09-06 ) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Education Yale Law School, Princeton University | ||
The boss counsel larry lucchino and david friedman of the boston red sox
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.
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- The boss counsel larry lucchino and david friedman of the boston red sox
- Larry lucchino keynote address at boston university s 135th commencement ceremony
- Early life
- Career
- Activities
- Other
- Videos
- References
Larry lucchino keynote address at boston university s 135th commencement ceremony
Early life
A Pittsburgh native and basketball player, Lucchino graduated from Princeton University in 1967 and later attended Yale Law School, where he was a classmate of Hillary Clinton.
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. 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, before joining the Red Sox in November, 2001.
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 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.
As part of the management team which signed David Ortiz to the Red Sox, Lucchino "always enjoyed a strong connection with Big Papi throughout his entire career" and including at the time of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Lucchino also brought Theo Epstein with him to the Red Sox from the Orioles and the Padres, having also encouraged Epstein to get his law degree while he was working at the Padres.
On August 1, 2015, the team announced that Lucchino was stepping down after the 2015 season. He retired on October 5, 2015.
Lucchino continues as chairman and co-owner of the Pawtucket, RI, Pawtucket Red Sox.
Activities
Lucchino serves on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics. He was named as the Commencement speaker for Boston University's 2008 graduating class, guest speaker at New England School of Law's 2008 graduation ceremony, Bryant University's Class of 2009, and the Anna Maria College Class of 2010.
Other
Lucchino is the only man known to have World Series rings (Orioles ’83, Red Sox ’04, ’07, and '13), a Super Bowl ring (Redskins ’82) and a Final Four watch (Princeton, ’65).
He is a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor.