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Most Famous Lacrosse Legends
Jimmy Lewis
Capt. Lewis began his illustrious career at Uniondale High School in Long Island where he was a standout attackman from 1960-1962. An All-Nassau County pick for three years, he won the Rutgers Cup and the Outstanding Player Award for Long Island lacrosse in his senior year. During his high school career, his team had 45 straight victories.Lewis' athletic career at the Naval Academy was very successful. Playing three years of varsity lacrosse, Lewis earned first team All-America honors in 1964, 1965 and 1966. The Naval Academy was continuing its dominance in the sport, earning the national championship title in 1964, 1965 and 1966 and extending the national championship streak that began in 1960. During those same three years, Lewis was the recipient of the Turnbull Trophy, given to the nation's outstanding attackman. He was the first player to receive the trophy three consecutive years.
Vivien Jones
Vivien Jones, who has died of breast cancer aged 59, was rightly described as a lacrosse legend. Playing for Wales in six world cups between 1982 and 2001, three as a player-coach, she will be remembered as one of the greats of the female lacrosse world. Her playing career spanned five decades, her international career lasted for more than 25 years. She continued to coach and select at school, territorial and international level until shortly before her death. Not lacking in technical skills (a reference in a 1996 newspaper article to her "dodgy stickwork" came from her daughter Sara, reflecting in a tongue-in-cheek way the rivalry between mother and daughter), she will be remembered for her competitive spirit and her ability to retain respect both for and from her opponents.
Gary Gait
The Air Gait is still the most memorable lacrosse moment in recent history. Gait played FOREVER, for every sort of team under the Sun. He won EVERYWHERE. Now he coaches women’s lacrosse, where he also wins. He was the face of the sport for what seemed like eternity, and no one wanted to change that. He was friendly, signed autographs and just wowed people every single time he went on the field. He was athletic, but he wasn’t the biggest or fastest guy on the field. As he aged, he got “bigger” but was no less effective. In fact, he might have even improved quite a bit. Gait could still go out and play in the MLL RIGHT NOW if he wanted to. He’s just that good. The stories are numerous, the name recognition undeniable. His status as a legend is set in stone.