Jay A. Fluck III ’65

Jay A. Fluck III ’65, of Warren, R.I.; Mar. 30. Fluck was named to the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame for his rugby leadership and success as coach. He played, coached, or managed Brown rugby until 2022. In 1968 he founded the Ivy League Rugby Tournament and in 1969 he cofounded the Providence Rugby Club. During his 29-year coaching career, he won eight Ivy League tournament titles and qualified for nationals in 1996. In 2009, he became director of Brown’s rugby program, overseeing fundraising and administration, a position he held until his death. In 2015 the Linton A. “Jay” Fluck Head Coaching Chair for Men’s Rugby was created and endowed with support from anonymous donors. He was a commercial real estate broker and an executive vice president and partner with CBRE in Providence. He was awarded the 1994 Lear Award by the Greater Providence Board of Realtors and in 2001 was recognized as Realtor of the Year. An all around athlete, during winters he volunteered with the ski patrol at Mt. Snow in Vermont. Jay suffered a stroke in 2022 and also had Parkinson’s.