 James
Luckado
1994 Greater Flint
Afro-American Hall of Fame Inductee
Category: MULTIPLE SPORTS
Wife: Catherine
Daughtesr: Janis, Karla, Emma
Sons: James, Kevin, Randy, Eric
The Luckado family have been residents of Flint since the early 1920's.
James attended Clark, Parkland grade schools and Emerson Jr. High,
and graduated from Flint Northern. At Northern on the 1941 track team
he ran the 100 and 200 yard dashes, broad jump and anchored the 880
relay team.
During his career in the city leagues he played basketball, softball
and baseball. He was a great outfielder blessed with speed and base
running ability and a leading hitter. He once scored from second on
an infield ground out. At Atwood Stadium being one of the fastest runners
in City League Baseball Luckado was selected by his peers to run against
the legendary world famous Olympic Champion Jessie Owens in a special
100 yard race and he won that race in 1946.
James played on softball championship teams and led most of them in
stolen bases and was one of the leading hitters. In City Class A basketball
he played on the great 1943 Buick C.I.O. championship team. The second
leading scorer on Buick C.I.O. city invitational champions with 40
points in 1944, also the Y.M.C.A. tournament champions in 1944. Wilson
Clothes leading scorer, 171 points, and third in league, 1945. James
was the F.I.C.C. teams leading scorer, 202 points, third in league
scoring in 1946. Buick C.I.O. teams third leading scorer, 120 points,
1949. Golden Leaf Play-Off champions, 1952. James played 15 years in
the city league baseball league. In 1945 he was Ross Cubs second leading
hitter, .344 BA., second in league hits, 26. In 1949 Buick C.I.O. hit
.417 and a city league All- Star, third league hitting, .417 BA. Playing
for Flint Giants in 1951, hit .367 and with Percy Catering in his last
season in1955, hit .337. He always remained in the top three for stolen
bases.
Since his playing days, he has been a softball umpire and basketball
referee. Presently the timekeeper for city league basketball. A G.M.
salaried Safety Engineer, Jim retired in 1982.
Thanks for all the thrills over the years.
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