The Johns Hopkins lacrosse team was among the first in the U.S. The rules were rewritten by a Canadian dentist named George Beers, and the rules were slightly different from the old, Indian war-training game. The game caught on well there and was named its national sport. In America, Hopkins was helping increase the popularity of the sport. In 1888 Hopkins captured its first of many titles.
		These early championships helped develop a strong fan base in the Baltimore area. At the turn of the century, Hopkins already had 3 Championships. They implemented a new strategy of having the midfielder take it down the field and shooting instead of only passing to the attackmen. Hopkins played in its fist title in 1883. Eight years later they won their first Intercollegiate Lacrosse Championship.

	They also won in 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1902. The star of these teams was William Maddern, who was the player/coach for all four of his years at Hopkins.They had another semi-dynasty in the early 1900s winning 11 championships. The 1928 Blue Jays were in a Tournament and the winner would represent the U.S.A. in the Olympics. Although being the last seed, they won the tournament a took a three way tie with Britain and Canada.
	This team featured 4 Hall of Famers and a future head coach at Princeton. In 1932, the team made it to the same tournament. This time, Hopkins beat Canada for the gold for the U.S.. Attendance was an amazing 145,000.For the next few years  attendance dwindled, and the athletic director made admission to Hopkins’ sports free.

		The 1941 tam was one of the best of all time. They had a dominant defense, allowing only 13 goals in 11 games and 5 shutouts. They won the Championship over Mt. Washington 7-6. Dick Green Scored the goal to win the game.  This team had two Hall- of-Famers, and a World War II hero.  Although it did have a club which played service academies, like Navy. When Howard Myers was coaching at Hopkins, the team won 24 consecutive games from 1947 to1949.
		After several years of mediocre play. the athletic director hired Coach BOb Scott. When he played for Hopkins, he was a hard-hitting offensive midfielder with good stick skills. During his seven years as coach, Hopkins won seven National Championships. In the 1958 Army won the title, but many thought Hopkins was the better team. Although there were many good teams during this era, the one that stands out is the 1965 teams.

	It had 11 seniors , with an outstanding defense which led to their 9 wins and 1 loss record. In the last game of the season, they came back from a 5 goal deficit to win over the Navy Midshippmen. After Scott, Henry Ciccarone took over the head coaching job.
	He took Hopkins to three consecutive NCAA championships and began a streak of 9 National Championship appearances. He is regarded as the greatest coach of all-time. And most importantly, he took Hopkins to the modern era of lacrosse. Sadly, he died of a heart attack at the age of 50.