Lawrence Lucchino ’67

Larry died April 2, 2024, in Boston of cancer.

He graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh. At Princeton, Larry majored in history and was secretary-treasurer of Cottage Club. He was national chairman of the Undergraduate Schools Committee, chairman of the Keycept program, headwaiter in Commons, secretary-treasurer of the Pre-Law Society, and played varsity basketball on the 1965 Final Four team.

After graduation Larry spent a year as a teaching fellow at International College, Lebanon, then attended and graduated from Yale Law School in 1971. He was a staffer on the House committee that investigated the Watergate scandal. He then joined the D.C. firm of Williams & Connolly, specializing in sports law before moving to management of professional sports teams beginning with the then-Washington Redskins and then the Baltimore Orioles. Named Orioles president in 1988, Larry ushered in a new era of MLB stadium architecture, recalling old-style stand-alone stadiums when he supervised the construction of Baltimore’s Camden Yards. He did the same as president of the San Diego Padres from 1994 to 2001 in building Petco Park. Larry moved to Boston as president of the Red Sox from 2002 to 2015, where he led the renovation of Fenway Park, and rebuilt a team that won Boston’s first World Series in 85 years. In his final baseball venture, he became owner of the Red Sox Class AAA farm team in Worcester, Mass.

Larry was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, and his high school’s hall of fame. Recipient of eight honorary degrees from colleges, he was awarded Princeton Varsity Club’s Citizen Athlete Award. His battles with cancer led him to serve as chairman of the Jimmy Fund, trustee of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and board member of the Special Olympics USA.

Larry is survived by his brother Bobbie; nephews F.J. and David; niece Jennifer; and seven grand-nieces and grand-nephews.