Oliver Luck
Oliver Luck
Oliver Francis Luckis a former American football quarterback who played 5 seasons in the NFL. He is an executive with the National Collegiate Athletic Associationin charge of the organization's regulatory functions. Prior to that, he was Director of Intercollegiate Athletes at West Virginia University, his alma mater. Luck is a retired American football player who spent five seasons in the National Football Leagueas a quarterback for the Houston Oilers. He was also the first president and general manager of the...
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What we wanted to do was make sure our team represented all Houstonians. To us, the founding year symbolizes that we want to put deep roots in our city.
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Dynamo is a word to describe someone who never fatigues, never gives up. The new name is symbolic of Houston as an energetic, hard-working, risk-taking kind of town.
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I won't say the publicity has all been good, but it has kept us in the public eye.
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We're delighted to go back to the Houston Dynamos. They were short-lived but a very successful team that played in their championship game in their one season.
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From this day forward, the Houston 1836 logo will be a symbol of a hardworking team. This is a team for Houston. If you live in Houston, you must like it here. If you like Houston, come out and support another Houston franchise.
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Ideally you'd have 12 months to set this up, to get a staff and do everything necessary, and we've had three months to ramp up. But we'll be ready to go.
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Plenty of folks don't like the name because it's not to American tastes. It's not a name like the Bears or the Bulls and it's absolutely fine not to like it.
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My sense is that we're going to have a similar crowd.
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I feel very confident, in fact I guarantee that we will have a smooth operation (Saturday).
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We need to be very aggressive in terms of reaching out to a different number of communities.
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We thought it makes sense to honor Houston's past and to highlight the entrepreneurial spirit the city has had since 1836.
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While the name Houston 1836 refers to the year that our city of Houston was founded by brothers Augustus C. and John K. Allen, we also incorporated the star and silhouette of Gen. Sam Houston.
It's like a new movie or a new restaurant. We underestimated the crowd.
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It's pretty clear to me that we can't have a successful franchise if we limit ourselves to just the soccer fan. We have to encourage folks, fans of other sports or those with a passing interest in soccer, to become engaged with the team.