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Submitted by gpohanian on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:49

Heralded by some as the greatest goalie to ever play the game, Kappler showed his prowess in both college and club lacrosse. After attending Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1952, Kappler played for the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club in 1953. He then went on to the University of Maryland where he played on the freshman team in 1954. He was selected to the All-American second team in his first varsity year (1955), and was accorded first team All-America honors in his junior and senior years. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:43

Stew was a three-time All-American selection at Syracuse University in 1954, 1955, and 1956. He was also a North/South All-Star selection in 1956. At the time of his induction, he held the scoring records for most goals in a game, season, and career at Syracuse University, Phillips Exeter, and Connecticut Valley L.C. He was chosen a club all star in 1968 and 1972. He started lacrosse at the Chesire Academy and was head coach for seven years, and also coached four high school championships at the Kinsgwood-Oxford School.

Submitted by gpohanian on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:41

If Father Bill Schmeisser is considered to be one of the modern patriarchs of Hopkins lacrosse, then Bob Scott is his number one son. Known to his legion of friends and fans simply as "Scotty," he is the author of Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, the fastest-selling book on lacrosse in history. After graduating from Forest Park High School, Scotty went to Johns Hopkins where he lettered on the 1950 national championship team. In 1952 he was picked as an honorable mention All-American midfielder at Hopkins.

Submitted by gpohanian on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:34

Born in Virginia but raised in Baltimore, Brooke Tunstall was first exposed to lacrosse is his pre-teens. At age 11 his family moved to Mt. Washington, only a short distance from the famous Mt. Washington Club. This proximity was to prove decisive in developing a deep and abiding love for the game of lacrosse. As a water boy for the club's team, he was able to observe and emulate the great stars of the 1930s -- the Turnbull brothers, Fritz Stude, Lorne Guild and others. He attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute where he was named first team All-Maryland in 1938-40.

Submitted by gpohanian on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:25

Few individuals have contributed as much to the game of lacrosse in the role of player, coach, and administrator as Buzzy Budnitz. After being honored as a first team All-Maryland attackman in 1949, Buzzy matricualted from City College to Johns Hopkins University where he was later to become a member of the All-Time Johns Hopkins Team. His first varsity year at Hopkins he was named to the honorable mention All-American team and quickly ascended in 1952 to first team All-American.

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