He played college football for the Baylor Bears, earning second-team All-American honors 1974.

He played six seasons in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions.

Luce got his NFL opportunity in 1976 when starting linebacker Tom MacLeod was injured.

[1] Luce started all 14 games for the Colts during that season, registering 68 solo tackles and 4 assists, as well as the first two of his 3 career interceptions.

[2] The Detroit Lions signed him two weeks later as a free agent and he appeared in the last 9 games of the season for the silver-and-blue.