Lew Luce

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lew Luce
Date of birth: April 3, 1938 (1938-04-03) (age 70)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Washington, D.C.
Career information
Position(s): Running back
Jersey №: 81
College: Penn State
Organizations
 As player:
1961 Washington Redskins
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Llewellyn Attsett ("Lew") Luce, Jr. (born April 3, 1938 in Washington, D.C.) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Penn State University. Luce arrived at D.C.'s Woodrow Wilson High School in the fall of 1953 and proceeded as a 10th grade sophomore to lead Wilson to its third and last Interhigh basketball championship. He broke the Interhigh season scoring record on the last day of the regular season only to have it broken that same night by Anacostia High School's Zeke Zirkle. Luce was a 3 time All Met in basketball. Lew was named to the Bullis Prep Athletic Hall of Fame for his on the field/court play in the 56-57 season. He enrolled at Penn State in the Fall of 57.