Richard William Luther (November 11, 1919 – July 21, 2001) was an American football player and coach at Western Reserve University, known today as Case Western Reserve University.
[1] During World War II, Luther attended Midshipmen's school at the University of Notre Dame, ranking as a Lt. Senior Grade while in the United States Navy.
For college, Luther played tackle for the Western Reserve Red Cats and was a member of the team that won the 1941 Sun Bowl.
In 1942, Luther began coaching as an assistant football coach for his alma mater, Western Reserve, before leaving for three years to serve in the United States Navy during World War II.
[3] Luther moved to Michigan in 1952 and began working for General Motors Institute in Flint, where he was director of management and organization development retiring in 1981.