Oliver Luck | |
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In office August 20, 2010 – December 17, 2014 |
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Succeeded by | Shane Lyons |
Personal details | |
Born |
Oliver Francis Luck April 5, 1960 Cleveland, Ohio |
Nationality | United States |
Spouse(s) | Kathy Wilson |
Children | 4; including Andrew Luck |
Residence | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Alma mater |
West Virginia University (B.A.) University of Texas (J.D.) |
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | April 5, 1960 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||
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College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
TD–INT: | 13-21 |
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Passing yards: | 2,544 |
QB Rating: | 64.1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Oliver Francis Luck (born April 5, 1960) is a former American football quarterback who played 5 seasons in the NFL. He is an executive with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in charge of the organization's regulatory functions. Prior to that, he was Director of Intercollegiate Athletes at West Virginia University (WVU), his alma mater. Luck is a retired American football player who spent five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback for the Houston Oilers (1982–1986). He was also the first president and general manager of the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer (MLS). Under his watch, the Dynamo won the MLS Cup in 2006 and 2007.
He is the father of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.
Luck attended St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, where he was a standout quarterback. He then enrolled at WVU, playing quarterback from 1978–1981. In his freshman season, Luck only had 151 yards passing and five interceptions. As a sophomore in 1979, he passed for 1,292 yards and eight touchdowns, but threw 12 interceptions. He also rushed for 407 yards and five touchdowns, including a career-high 120 yards against Tulane.