David J. Lucey (January 20, 1915 – February 20, 1997) was an American football player and coach and a civil servant who served as Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles from 1972-1974.
Dave Lucey | |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles | |
| In office 1972–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Richard E. McLaughlin |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Panora |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1915 Dover, New Hampshire |
| Died | February 20, 1997 (aged 82) Beverly, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
| Profession | Football coach Insurance agent |
A native of Dover, New Hampshire, Lucey played football for the Boston College Eagles from 1937 to 1939.[1] He spent most of his college career as a reserve quarterback, but stepped in to start on November 18, 1939 due to an injury to Henry Toczylowski.[2] He was a member of the Eagles team that played in the 1940 Cotton Bowl.[3]
In 1943, Lucey was hired to coach baseball at St. Mary's of Waltham, Massachusetts.[4] Later that year he moved to Saugus High School, where he became the head football coach.[5][6] In Lucey's four seasons as head coach, Saugus had a 25–12–4 record and were Class B co-champions in 1944.[7] In addition to serving as Saugus High School's football coach, Lucey also served on the town's school committee and board of assessors. In 1952, Lucey opened an insurance agency in Saugus.[1]
In 1947, Lucey returned to Boston College as an assistant football coach.[8] In 1948 he became the athletic department's first full-time director of public relations.[9] He left BC in 1951, but returned to coaching in 1954 at St. Mary's High School.[1][7] The following season he moved to Peabody Veterans Memorial High School.[10] In 1958 he took the same job at St. John's Preparatory School.[11]
Lucey was a golfing partner and fundraiser for Governor Francis W. Sargent. During the 1970 Massachusetts gubernatorial election he served as the head of "Democrats for Sargent". In 1970, Sargent appointed Lucey to the State Appellate Tax Board and the Motor Vehicles Legal Liability Appeal Board. On July 16, 1971, Lucey was named Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles.[1][12] In 1975, Lucey was replaced by Sargent's successor Michael Dukakis.[13]
On February 20, 1997, Lucey died of a heart attack at Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts. He was 82 years old.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lucey new motor vehicles registrar". The Boston Globe. July 16, 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lucey Named to Call Plays for Eagles". The Boston Daily Globe. November 17, 1939 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pop Warner Gridders To Hear Dave Lucey Dec. 4". The Telegraph. October 25, 1963. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "Schoolboy Sidelights: Dave Lucey Is: Head Coach of St. Mary's Sports". The Boston Daily Globe. June 24, 1943 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Peabody, Saugus Grid Tilts Open Schoolboy Race". The Boston Daily Globe. September 11, 1943 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lucey Looms as Saugus Grid Coach Again". The Boston Daily Globe. April 22, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Dalton, Ernie (February 9, 1954). "Lucey Appointed Grid Coach at St. Mary's, Lynn". The Boston Daily Globe – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College Names Lucey". The New York Times. February 19, 1947.
- ^ "David Lucey Named to Public Relations Post at Boston College". The Boston Globe. July 9, 1948. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dalton, Ernest (March 28, 1955). "School Sidelights". The Boston Daily Globe.
- ^ Driscoll, Jack (March 13, 1958). "Here's a Switch--Of School Coaches". The Boston Daily Globe. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Registrary Lucey finds it OK to be in auto insurance firm". Boston Evening Globe. February 2, 1973. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kindleberger, R. S. (April 3, 1975). "Dukakis names 26-year career man to head vehicle registry". The Boston Globe. p. 8.
- ^ "David J. Lucey Sr., 82 Ex-registrar of motor vehicles". The Boston Globe. February 22, 1997. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.