Pugh was an athlete of amazing stamina, ability, and versatility. He was capable of playing every sport and excelled in all in which he participated, although lacrosse became his outstanding game.

One of the greatest face-off men to play in the game of lacrosse, he earned first team All-American honors for three straight years. He was a high scorer and never permitted an opponent to score against him until his final college game. He continued playing the stick sport for the Mt. Washington Club for two years and was the first lacrosse coach at St. Paul's School.

General Robert Kelley is a 1956 Rutgers graduate who earned first team All-American honors as a midfielder in 1955 and 1956. He was also voted Rutgers' outstanding athlete for both of those years. An All-Metro selection at New York's Peekskill Military Academy, Kelley continued his career at Rutgers where he became the all-time leading scorer with 100 goals in three varsity seasons. He was the fourth leading scorer in the nation as a senior with 39 goals. Kelley averaged 3.9 goals per game his last two years.

Bob Sandell's stellar lacrosse career began at Baltimore's St. Paul's School, where he was an outstanding midfielder from 1943-1945. During those three years, St. Paul's had an unblemished 44-0 record and won three consecutive MSA championships. In Sandell's senior year at St. Paul's, the Crusaders average margin of victory over MSA opponents was an incredible 16.9 goals. As a key in the Crusader's awesome attack, Sandell earned All-Maryland honors in 1944 and 1945. 

Bill Shoop graduated from Sunbury (Pa.) High School in 1949 where he played varsity football and basketball for three years. He matriculated to RPI where he was co-captain of the undefeated 1950 freshman team. Shoop earned third team All-American honors in 1952. That same year, under coach Ned Harkness, RPI was undefeated and shared the national title with Virginia. As a senior in 1953, Shoop co-captained RPI and earned first team All-American honors. He represented RPI in the 1953 North/South game as co-captain of the North Squad.

Philip "Pete" Swindell was born in Baltimore in 1914. His illustrious lacrosse career started at Baltimore's Gilman School, where he earned All-Maryland honors in 1933 as a senior defenseman for the Greyhounds. Swindell continued his education and lacrosse career at Johns Hopkins University the following year. As a defenseman for Hopkins from 1934-1937, Swindell achieved some outstanding accomplishments. 

Gaines earned first team All-America honors in 1946 and 1947 and honorable mention in 1948. He played for an unprecedented three years on the North squad in the annual North/South Collegiate All Star game. Lacrosse great Frederic Fitch once remarked of Gaines that he was "the greatest stick that he had ever seen." 

Richie Moran, an all-county midfielder at Sewanhaka High School from 1951-1955, helped the team to four consecutive undefeated seasons. A 1960 graduate of the University of Maryland, he was a key performer on the 1959 Terrapins national championship team.