From Jim Brown to Mikey Powell, These great and most influential lacrosse players have spanned throughout the ages. They are The Best at what they do, and set the bar high for the next generation.
Here's some general information about some of them:
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Jim Brown:
Jim Brown played lacrosse at Syracuse University, and graduated in 1983.
He started his lax career at a high school in New York called Manhasset High School. During his high school playing days, he earned 3 All-Star honors for midfield.
At Syracuse, Jim Brown lettered in four sports including lacrosse and football.
Jim went on to achieve many awards while at college, including: Athlete of the Year in 1956-57, Team All-American Selection in 1956, and earned First Team Honors in 1957.
One of his most memorable lacrosse moments happened when he scored 5 goals, in one half, during the 1957 Collegiate North/South All-Star game.
He went on to play in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns.
He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, and into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983.
Jim Brown loved lacrosse, and is often quoted as having said, "I'd rather play lacrosse six days a week and football on the seventh."
Whether you know him for playing football or lacrosse, there is no question that Jim Brown was one incredible athlete.
Jim Brown helped evolve the sport, and put lacrosse into the main-stream in the 1950's.
Perhaps more impressive was his success as a multi-sport athlete. In addition to his football accomplishments, he excelled in basketball, track, and especially lacrosse. As a sophomore, he was the second leading scorer for the basketball team , and earned a letter on the track team. His junior year, he averaged 11.3 points in basketball, and was named a second-team All-American in lacrosse. His senior year, he was named a first-team All-American in lacrosse (43 goals in 10 games to rank second in scoring nationally).
Mark Millon:
Millon was a college player at the University of Massachusetts, where he gained honors as a 3 time All American (2x First Team AA), leading UMass to three births in the NCAA tournament. After college, he moved to Baltimore and where he played alongside his brother Tony Millon while leading the Mount Washington Wolfpack to several US Club Lacrosse championships. During his time on the Wolfpack, he often relied upon his superior speed and agility to isolate one defenseman before dodging around him to score. This talent was noticed by the US Lacrosse World team coaches which included Millon on two rosters, earning a spot as one of the Worldís Best Attackman in 1998, the overall World Games MVP in the 1994 World Games, as well as being named to the All-World Team in 1994 and 1998.
He joined the Baltimore Bayhawks in 2001 and played with them until 2005 when he was traded to the Boston Cannons. He rejoined the Baltimore Bayhawks for the 2006 season, and played one game in the beginning of the 2007 season before announcing he would not play the remainder of the season due to other commitments. Later, in the season he joined the Long Island Lizards organization.
Mark also played nine seasons in the indoor National Lacrosse League. He played for the New York Saints, Baltimore Thunder, Syracuse Smash, and Philadelphia Wings.
For 14 years, Mark has run the Millon International Lacrosse Camps, long considered the nation's top instructional lacrosse camp. His camp enrollment is nearly double that of the second biggest camps in the country. In 2009, Millon was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Cattrano played in all five of the league's first Championship Games from 2001 to 2005, winning the Steinfeld Cup in 2002, 2003, and 2004. His leadership skills helped guide the Barrage from a 1-11 record in 2003, to champions in 2004. Cattrano has won the Major League Lacrosse Goaltender of the Year Award three times, and was named Major League Lacrosse MVP in 2002. Cattrano was also voted to the Inaugural All-MLL Team, and started in multiple Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game. Though his career, Cattrano was extremely durable. In 2004, he was the only goalie in the MLL to play every minute of every game.
Cattrano is the league's goalie leader in wins, boasting an incredible 40-19 record, including playoff games. He has saved 58% of the 1,611 shots he has faced in his career, and has a league-best 13.4 goals against average.
In 2004, Cattrano became the first goalkeeper to score in an MLL game, tallying his first professional goal against the Rochester Rattlers in a 19-15 win at Villanova Stadium. Cattrano also achieved the feat four times in his college career at Brown University, twice playing for NYAC club lacrosse, and six times in high school.
Cattrano originally played for the Baltimore Bayhawks for first three years of the league's existence, before being traded to the Philadelphia Barrage for the first overall pick in the 2004 Collegiate Draft (Baltimore selected Michael Powell). The Long Island Lizards acquired Cattrano, March 29, 2005, sending Philadelphia native Brian Dougherty to the Barrage in an exchange of the top two goaltenders in the league.
Cattrano retired after the 2006 season, and his number "2" was retired by the Long Island Lizards in the 2007.
Prior to the MLL forming, Cattrano played club lacrosse for NYAC and represented Team USA in the 1999 World Lacrosse Championship.
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