Lacrosse was
invented by the Native Americans as a war game. They would some times
kill each other to get the ball. What ever team that had the most
players would normally win. The game was played on mile long fields.
They used sharpened sticks to catch and throw. They also used a pig skin
ball to play with. The hats were giant circles lifted in the air by
gigantic pillars.
Presidential candidate John Kerry played lacrosse in high school and he
played at Yale for collage in the left is a picture of him in high
school. His teammates said he was one of the best on their team. On the
right is a picture of him now.
A well
known sports journalist Pick Schnapp played lacrosse at Cornell. He
played goalie against the famous Jim Brown and recently died. Some of
the contributions went to his lacrosse program
Jim Brown
played lacrosse at Syracuse. He is in the hall of fame for both lacrosse
and football. He played defense. On the right, he is #9 in the white.
Former
CIA Director George Tenit played lacrosse for four years in Georgetown
University which is in Washington D.C. George Tenit served in office
with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Sr
Bill Belichick
is the head coach of the two time Super Bowl winning New England
Patriots. He used to play midfield for the Weslend University lacrosse
team. His coach, Terry Jackson, saw early signs of leadership and
predicted that he would become famous.