Did you miss out on attending last week’s star-studded National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction ceremony? Wish you had been able to hear the speeches and enjoy the glitz and glamour associated with the celebration for the Class of 2023?
We have good news for you! The full replay of the Hall of Fame ceremony is now available for free streaming on USA Lacrosse’s YouTube channel.
Relive some of the special moments that made this year’s celebration so memorable.
● Devon Wills’ anecdote about her college coach Amy Patton asking her to wear sweatpants because too much goal was showing. Wills didn't want to appear as lacking toughness or hiding pads beneath her sweats, so she cut them into shorts. “Sweat shorts. Nike now sells those for $60 apiece. I was a trendsetter.”
● Bob Shaw brandishing a wooden stick from high school that was made more than 50 years ago by Louis Jacques, the Onondaga stick maker and father of the late Alfie Jacques.
● Katie Chrest Erbe explaining that having four older brothers taught her the love of competition and the hardened attitude of “show no mercy.”
● Kyle Harrison's daughter, Brooke, rushing the stage to give him a huge hug as Seth Tierney presented him with his Hall of Fame plaque.
● Kyle Sweeney trumping Harrison’s moment of parental admiration by having all three of his kids onstage for his plaque presentation.
● Lynn Bowers' customized rendering of a lacrosse official's version of “The Night Before Christmas” poem.
The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, a program of USA Lacrosse, was established in 1957 to honor men and women who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of lacrosse to our way of life. Since its inception, nearly 500 lacrosse greats have been recognized in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame & Museum, which is located at USA Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Maryland.
