Dartmouth Mourns the Loss of Larry Gluckman

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth Athletics family is deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of former heavyweight crew coach Larry Gluckman, who succumbed on March 30 to complications from a stroke at the age of 74.

Gluckman, the Big Green head coach for three seasons (1988-91), was responsible for laying the groundwork for the Dartmouth varsity eight that won Eastern Sprints in 1992.

Three years after leading Princeton University heavies to an IRA title, Gluckman left his position as the Tigers' director of rowing and head coach to come to Dartmouth. He replaced longtime coach Peter Gardner who had retired after 31 years at the helm. In July of 1989, Gluckman was honored to coach at the Olympic Developmental Camp in Lake Placid, where he was joined by then-freshman rower Sean McIntruff from Signal Mountain, Tennessee.

Born August 31, 1946, Gluckman made an impact throughout the rowing community including stints at three Ivy League institutions. As an athlete, he was on the US National team as well as Pan Am and Olympic teams. He walked onto the rowing team at Northeastern, was captain his senior year and inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. He followed that up by coaching the Huskies to two Eastern Sprint medals and two IRA medals in 1978 and 1979. He earned his master's of education at Columbia University in 1971, coached the freshman squad and was interim head coach from 1969-71.

Starting at Princeton as the freshman heavyweight crew coach in 1979, he was promoted to the varsity and became the Director of Rowing in 1981. During his time with the Tigers, he led the team to the 1985 IRA title and founded the Princeton Chase.

Following his years at Dartmouth, he coached at Trinity, winning the prestigious Henley Regatta and having a boat bay named in his honor. He also spent time at Craftsbury, the Florida Rowing center and at countless US trials.

In March of 1991 he was honored with the Princeton Award, established by the Princeton rowing coaches six years prior to honor those who have made significant contributions to the sport.

A more extensive obituary can be found at row2k.