Dave Pietramala black hat gives instructions to his Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Brown said the freedom he felt on the lacrosse field was one of his favorite aspects of the game He thought lacrosse was much less restrictive than football and allowed him to be more creative 6
Dave Pietramala was a strong defender He led Johns Hopkins University to the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA championship in 1987 He was named the nation’s most outstanding defensive player twice Now he coaches at Johns Hopkins He was the first person to win NCAA championships in lacrosse as a player and a coach at the same school Twin brothers Gary and Paul Gait were among the best to play the game They introduced the Canadian Box style of play The Air Gait leaping play created by Gary Gait remains famous VERSATILE ATHLETES Jim Brown was not the only football star who took up lacrosse New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick played lacrosse in high school and college Tom Gilburg was a punter for the Baltimore Colts in the 1960s He also was an All-American in lacrosse at Syracuse Jim Campbell played lacrosse and football at Navy He flew more than 100 missions as a fighter pilot in Vietnam 7
2 WOMEN OF LACROSSE Jen Adams is a legend in women’s lacrosse The Australian distinguished herself at the University of Maryland from 1998 to 2001 She led the Terrapins to four straight national titles She also was named national player of the year three times Since 2001 the Tewaaraton Award has been given every year to the top college lacrosse player in the country Adams was the first to receive the women’s award Adams scored 445 goals and had 178 assists in her collegiate career She was the first woman to Jen Adams in action against Georgetown in 2001 8 8
