Oliver Luck | |||||||||
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| 1st Commissioner of the XFL | |||||||||
| In office June 5, 2018 – April 10, 2020 | |||||||||
| Succeeded by | Dwayne Johnson | ||||||||
| 11th Athletic Director of West Virginia University | |||||||||
| In office August 20, 2010 – December 17, 2014 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Ed Pastilong | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Shane Lyons | ||||||||
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| Born | Oliver Francis Luck April 5, 1960 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Political party | Republican | ||||||||
| Spouse | 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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| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 2 / pick: 44 | ||||||||
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Oliver Francis Luck (born April 5, 1960) is an American business executive and former professional football player. He is currently the executive director of the United Athletic Conference, a new NCAA Division I FCS conference starting play in 2023 as a football-only merger of the ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conference. He was the CEO and Commissioner of the XFL until it suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Prior to that, he was Director of Intercollegiate Athletes at West Virginia University (WVU), his alma mater, and an executive with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in charge of the organization's regulatory functions. Luck played football professionally as a quarterback for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) 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 former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.
- ^ McFarland, Shawn (April 15, 2020). "XFL discontinues operations in Stamford, lays off 95 employees amid coronavirus pandemic". courant.com. Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 16, 2020.