National Lacrosse Hall of Fame member Dave Urick, who won 10 national championships as head coach at Hobart and built Georgetown into a national power, died on Tuesday.
After helping Hobart to three national championships as an assistant coach in the 1970s, Urick was co-head coach of the Statesmen in 1979 and took over as head coach in 1980. He led the Statesmen to the inaugural NCAA Division III championship in 1980 and proceeded to win 10 straight championships before leaving in 1990 to take over as the head coach at Georgetown.
Over a 23-year career at Georgetown, Urick had a record of 223-99 and led the Hoyas to 11 straight NCAA Division I tournament appearances from 1997 to 2007, including the school’s first semifinal appearance (1999).
He retired following the 2012 season and amassed a 352-132 (.727) record in 33 years as a head coach at Georgetown and Hobart.
Hobart also helped the U.S. men’s national team to two world championships, serving as an assistant coach for the 1982 team and the head coach for the 1986 team. His son, Scott, played for him at Georgetown and later played on the U.S. team. Urick was a graduate of Cortland State where he played defense on the lacrosse team and was also a two-time captain in football.
He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1998 and has been enshrined in numerous other halls as well.
