- Larry Lucchino
Lawrence Lucchino, (born
6 September 1945 inPittsburgh ,Pennsylvania ) is the current President and CEO of theBoston Red Sox , and a member ofJohn W. Henry 's ownership group.Lucchino graduated from
Princeton University in 1967, and later attendedYale Law School .At Princeton, Lucchino, an athlete in his own right, was on the basketball team with
Bill Bradley who later became anNBA star andUnited States Senator fromNew Jersey . After law school, Lucchino practiced law with the Washington, D. C. law firm ofWilliams & Connelly . The founder, famed litigator,Edward Bennett Williams , had ownership interest in both theWashington Redskins and theBaltimore Orioles . Lucchino's law practice at Williams & Connelly included a substantial amount of work for those two sports teams. Through that work he ultimately became President/CEO of theBaltimore Orioles and later, theSan Diego Padres . Under his watch, both teams built new stadiumsCamden Yards andPetco Park .Evil Empire
After the
Red Sox lost to the Yankees in a bidding war for Cuban pitcherJosé Contreras , a frustrated Larry was quoted in the "New York Times " "No, I'll make a comment. The evil empire extends its tentacles even into Latin America." [ [http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/1226/1482493.html ESPN.com: MLB - Red Sox: Contreras made deal with the 'evil empire' ] ]Other Information
Lucchino was named as the Commencement speaker for Boston University's 2008 graduating class. [ http://www.bu.edu/commencement/2008/address.html Boston University: Commencement 2008 ]
References
Videos
* [http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/buniverse/videos/view/?id=231 Larry Lucchino: Keynote Address at Boston University's 135th Commencement Ceremony] , on [http://www.bu.edu/today/buniverse/index.shtml BUniverse] ,
Boston University's video archive.
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