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.