HUNT VALLEY, Md. — The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inducted 10 new members on Saturday, Nov. 12 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. A sold out crowd of over 500 lacrosse enthusiasts attended the Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, sponsored by Bollinger Insurance. This is the 48th class to be inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame since 1957. Over 50 current Hall of Famers were in attendance to welcome the Class of 2005, headlined by Gait brothers Gary and Paul.

Listed below are the members of the 48th National Lacrosse Hall of Fame class. You can click on their names to read their HOF biography. Under the names are the inductees' speeches. The speeches are in PDF format. Click here to download a free Adobe reader.

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Note: These speeches below are the original copies submitted to US Lacrosse prior to the Induction Celebration.

Mildred J. Barnes - Boston Lacrosse Association
• Induction Speech

John "Jack" Emmer - United States Military Academy
• Induction Speech

Norman H. Engelke - Cornell University
• Induction Speech

Gary C. Gait - Syracuse University
• Induction Speech

Paul Gait - Syracuse University
• Induction Speech

Susan L. Ganzenmuller - Wells College
• Induction Speech

Thomas R. Haus - University of North Carolina
• Induction Speech

Dorothy Lee Hayden - Baltimore Lacrosse
• Induction Speech

Amanda Moore O'Leary - Temple University
• Induction Speech

Gillian D. Rattray - Penn State University
• Induction Speech