Charlie Luce

Early life Luce was born in Peoria, Illinois and attended high school in Indianapolis and Rye, New York. He attended Boston University, where he was a member of the Boston University Terriers men's basketball team and majored in physical education. In 1950, he married his high school sweetheart, Gay Devine Luce. They had four sons.

In 1966, Luce was named head basketball coach at Boston University. He had a 49–70 record over his five seasons as head coach. In 1971, he was promoted to full-time assistant athletic director.

In 1974, Luce became the athletic director at Connecticut College. During his tenure, the school doubled the number of sports, adding men's ice hockey, men's lacrosse, women's soccer, and men's and women's crew, was granted entry into the New England Small College Athletic Conference, constructed two new athletic facilities (Dayton Arena and Dawley Field), and planned a third (Lyn and David Silfen Track and Field) that would be completed after he stepped down in 1992. He remained with the Connecticut College for as an advancement officer before retiring in 1994. He was inducted into the Connecticut College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

Later life Luce was predeceased by his first wife and married Margery "Bunny" Sigler in 2005. They settled in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, where he remained until his death on January 5, 2022.