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Tom Schreiber — All-American at Princeton, Major League Lacrosse MVP, National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year and U.S. team member — was featured on the cover of the January issue of US Lacrosse Magazine. Amazingly, his dad, Doug, still has one-up on Tom. Doug, a national player of the year, two-time All-American at Maryland and member of the gold-medal winning 1974 U.S. team, was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

A look of some of the notable father-son(s) combinations in the sport.

The Bolands

Kevin Boland Sr. was an All-American at Maryland and member of the 1973 NCAA title team. Kevin Boland Jr. was a three-time All-American at Johns Hopkins and is the Blue Jays’ career assists leader among midfielders. Younger brother, Chris, was a 2011 All-American attackman and won the 2007 NCAA title as a freshman with the Jays.

The Chanenchuks

Mike Chanenchuk Sr. was a three-time All-American at Navy and operates the Long Island Express club. Mike Chanenchuk Jr., a midfielder for the U.S. team and MLL’s Most Improved Player in 2016 for the Charlotte Hounds, was a two-time All-American at Maryland after transferring from Princeton.

The Cockertons

Stan Cockerton, a National Lacrosse Hall of Famer, ranks fourth in NCAA history with 193 career goals. He was a three-time All-American attackman at N.C. State. His sons, Matt and Mark, won an NCAA title at Virginia in 2011. Mark Cockerton just had a career year with the Ohio Machine with 47 points in 14 games.

The Danowskis

You know John Danowski as the three-time NCAA championship-winning coach at Duke and current U.S. team skipper, but he also was a heck of a player, setting Rutgers’ single-season assists record in 1973. His son, Matt, was a four-time All-American attackman and Tewaaraton winner at Duke, plays for him on the current U.S. team and stars for the Chesapeake Bayhawks.

The Deskos

Similar to the Danowskis, father coached son, but current Syracuse coach John Desko also could hang with the best as a player, earning All-American honors with the Orange in 1979. Tim Desko was a four-year starter for Syracuse and captain in 2012.

The Farrells

There are some serious defensive chops in this family. Mike Farrell, a three-time All-American defenseman at Maryland, is in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. His son, Brian, was a two-time All-American long-stick midfielder for the Terps and played professionally for the Boston Cannons.

The Griebes

Bob Griebe, the all-time leading scorer in Towson history and two-time gold medalist with Team USA, is in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Bobby Griebe followed in his footsteps to Towson while also winning gold with the 2003 U.S. U19 team.

The Harrisons

Miles Harrison was the captain of the first NCAA lacrosse team at a historically black college, Morgan State, and is co-author of the book, “Ten Bears.” Kyle Harrison, who just hoisted his first MLL title with the Ohio Machine, is a two-time Team USA midfielder and was the 2005 Tewaaraton winner at Johns Hopkins after leading the Blue Jays to the NCAA championship.

The Hauses

John Haus Sr. was a part of North Carolina’s dominant teams in the early ’80s and a first-team All-American in 1982. His sons, John and Will, are current members of the U.S. team. John Jr. was a three-time All-American midfielder at Maryland. Will was one of the top short stick d-middies in the country at Duke, where he won NCAA titles in 2013 and 2014. Both star currently for the Charlotte Hounds.

The Holmans

Brian and Marcus Holman, the current father-son coaching duo at Utah could probably square off in some heated backyard lacrosse. Dad was a three-time All-American goalie at Hopkins. Son graduated as North Carolina’s all-time leading scorer and has been a top-10 scorer in MLL in each of his four full seasons with the Ohio Machine. Marcus Holman played for the U.S. team in 2014 and was recently selected to play for the U.S. this summer in Israel. He also played for the 2015 U.S. indoor team.

The Huntleys

Dave Huntley, a National Lacrosse Hall of Famer who passed away late last year, was a three-time All-American and 1979 McLaughlin Award winner as a midfielder at Johns Hopkins. His son, Kevin, was the top scorer on the Blue Jays’ 2005 NCAA title team and a two-time All-American himself. Both also played for the Canadian national team.

The Lowes

Progenitor of a multi-generational National Lacrosse Hall of Fame lineage, Alan Lowe, before coaching the Manhasset (N.Y.) dynasty, was an All-American attackman at Maryland and co-captain of the 1974 U.S. team. Both of his sons, Darren and Kevin, are in the Hall of Fame with him. They were All-Americans and Turnbull Award winners as attackmen at Brown and Princeton, respectively. Kevin Lowe is the all-time leading scorer in Princeton history. Darren Lowe played for the U.S. team in 1998, and both Kevin and Darren played on an underdog 2002 U.S. team that won gold in Australia.

The Nims

Another Syracuse family tie, as the late Tom Nims ranks No. 3 on the school’s all-time saves list, while his son, Kenny, went out with a bang as a senior — earning first-team All-American honors while leading the Orange to the NCAA title as the championship MVP. He most notably bookended the chaotic finish to regulation in the 2009 final against Cornell, riding wild and scoring on a diving finish to send it to overtime.

The Tuckers

John Tucker, a three-time gold medalist with Team USA, a two-time NLL champion with the Philadelphia Wings and NCAA title winner as an All-American at Johns Hopkins in 1984, is in both the NLL Hall of Fame and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. His son, Ryan, was a key member of the gold medal-winning 2012 U.S. U19 team before starring at Virginia as an All-American midfielder who currently plays for the Chesapeake Bayhawks.