Wagner College Athletics

Dr. Lou DeLuca has served as an ambassador for Wagner athletics for more than 50 years. In this more than half century association with Wagner, he has worn a multitude of hats on campus, many of them on behalf of Seahawk Athletics. He has spearheaded numerous fundraising efforts, including serving as Chair of the Sal Alberti Golf Classic (2004-2005), a major fundraiser for the Athletic Hall of Fame.
 
While serving as Wagner’s Vice-President of Development during the mid-1970’s, he helped secure funds from the family of the late Dr. Bill Willets (’48) for the refurbishing and installation of a scoreboard on the football/baseball field. In 1976, he served on the selection committee for a new basketball coach that resulted in the hiring of Wagner Hall of Famer and future NBA head coach P.J. Carlesimo.
 
The Staten Island native and 1951 Port Richmond HS graduate has served since the early 1990’ as an adjunct professor of education at Wagner.  For several decades, DeLuca has also served as an educating mentor for countless Seahawk student-athletes, assisting them in becoming better students. Through these study sessions, DeLuca has enhanced the student-athletes’ Wagner College experience while helping to provide them with a foundation for success that carries over into their post-Wagner lives.  Prior to attending Wagner, DeLuca proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy where he fought in the Korean War


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