Born in Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Lucey first played Gaelic football with Glenbeigh-Glencar before transferring to the Laune Rangers club.
He won a County Championship title with divisional side Mid Kerry in 1967.
[1] Having never played at minor inter-county level, Lucey first was included on the Kerry senior football team during a number of tournament games in early 1962.
He ended the season with an All-Ireland Championship title after lining out at centre-back in the final defeat of Roscommon.
[2] Lucey's inter-county career ended after just two seasons, by which stage he had also secured a National League title.