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2006 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class |
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BALTIMORE — The 49th class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
has been announced following confirmation by the US Lacrosse Board of
Directors earlier this month. This year’s class includes 10 inductees:
Feffie Barnhill, Jeff Cook, Mike Coughlin, Danielle Gallagher, Jo Ann
Harper, Gloria Heath, Dan Mackesey, Pat McCabe, John Phillips and Sandy
Weatherall. The 2006 induction ceremony will take place on Nov. 11 at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.
Biographies on this year’s honorees follow:
Ethel P. “Feffie” Barnhill
Ursinus College ‘75
Barnhill is being inducted as “a truly great contributor – for contributions in the fields of coaching,
development
and service.” Following a 14-year playing career, including helping
Ursinus to a record of 42-2-1 in her four years, Barnhill achieved
great success as a coach. She began her coaching career at St.
Catherine’s and then coached at the College of William & Mary from
1982 to 1998. She led William & Mary to a record of 151-81-1 in her
16 years at the school, including six NCAA tournament appearances and
four conference championships. She was also a coach for the U.S. World
Cup team in 1989. Barnhill was very active in governance of the sport,
serving as chair of the US Lacrosse Board of Directors from 2000 to
2002. She was also first vice president of the United States Women’s
Lacrosse Association from 1987 to 1989. She has been inducted into the
Ursinus and William & Mary athletic halls of fame as well as the US
Lacrosse Charlottesville and Delaware Chapter halls.
Jeffrey G. Cook
Johns Hopkins University ‘82
Jeff
Cook is being inducted as “a truly great player.” Cook was one of the
most prolific scorers in the rich history of lacrosse at Johns Hopkins
University. He was the Turnbull Award winner as the nation’s top
attackman in 1981 and 1982, earning first-team All-America honors both
seasons, and he was a second-team All-America selection in 1980. In
1981, he received the Enners Award as the nation’s top players when he
set Hopkins’ single-season records with 52 goals and 80 points. He was
a member of two national championship teams at Hopkins (1979 and 1980)
and went on to help the U.S. team win the 1982 International Lacrosse
Federation World Championship, scoring 19 points in the four games. He
has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall
of Fame.
Michael D. Coughlin
United States Naval Academy ‘64
Mike
Coughlin is being inducted as “a truly great player.” Coughlin was a
star defenseman on Navy’s powerhouse teams of the 1960s, helping the
Midshipmen to national championships in 1962, 1963 and 1964. He was a
first-team All-America honoree in 1963 and 1964 and earned the
Schmeisser Award as the country’s top defenseman in 1963. Following his
playing career he was honored with the Navy Commendation Medal with
Combat “V” and the Vietnam Services Medal. He has been inducted into
the Naval Academy Athletic Hall of Fame.
Danielle Gallagher
College of William & Mary ‘89
Danielle
Gallagher is being inducted as “a truly great player.” Gallagher was a
four-time U.S. World Cup team member as an attack player and ranks
second all-time on the U.S. scoring list with 64 career points (32
goals, 32 assists). Gallagher, who first joined the U.S. national teams
program in 1987, helped the U.S. team win the World Cup in 1993, 1997
and 2001. Gallagher was a two-time All-American at the College of
William & Mary, earning first-team honors in 1989. Gallagher helped
the Tribe to a pair of South Atlantic Conference championships, one
ECAC championship and one NCAA tournament berth. Gallagher, who has
served as a coach at the high school and collegiate level, was inducted
into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame.
Jo Ann “Josie” Harper
West Chester University
Josie
Harper is being inducted as “a truly great coach.” Harper, the director
of athletics and recreation at Dartmouth College, began her coaching
career at Penncrest High School, compiling a 39-3-4 record. Harper was
the coach at Dartmouth from 1981 to 1992, leading the Big Green to a
pair of Ivy League championships. Harper coached with the U.S. national
team from 1979 to 1987, serving as an assistant coach for the 1982 U.S.
World Cup team and the head coach for the 1986 U.S. World Cup team.
Harper has been inducted into the US Lacrosse New England and
Pennsylvania Lacrosse halls of fame.
Gloria Heath
Smith College ‘43
Gloria
Heath is being inducted as “a truly great player.” Heath went to Smith
College and was a member of the U.S. team in 1941. After serving in the
Women’s Air Force Pilots (WASP) during World War II she was involved in
space aviation through NASA. Following the war she also returned to the
U.S. team program, making the U.S. reserve team in 1949 and 1950, the
U.S. touring team to Great Britain in 1951 and the U.S. first team in
1954. A goalie, Heath went on to serve as the president of the United
States Women’s Lacrosse Association from 1951 to 1954 and developed and
initiated the organization’s Loan Kit program.
Daniel R. Mackesey
Cornell University ‘77
Dan
Mackesey is being inducted as “a truly great player.” Mackesey was an
integral member of Cornell’s national championship teams in 1976 and
1977 earning the Kelly Award as the nation’s outstanding goaltender. He
was a first team All-American both of those seasons as well as winning
All-Ivy honors. Cornell won the Ivy League championship in each of his
three seasons on the varsity roster. Awarded a NCAA Postgraduate
Scholarship in 1978, Mackesey also played for the 1978 U.S. team,
helping the team to a silver medal. Mackesey has been inducted into the
Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame.
Patrick J. McCabe
Syracuse University ‘91
Pat
McCabe is being inducted as “a truly great player.” McCabe is a
two-time member of the U.S. team (1998, 2006) who has been one of the
game’s dominant defensemen. He was a three-time All-American at
Syracuse, earning first-team honors in 1989 and 1990, and helped the
Orange to three straight national championships. In 1990, he received
the Schmeisser Award as the nation’s outstanding defenseman. McCabe
spent nearly a decade playing club lacrosse and was the United States
Club Lacrosse Association Player of the Year in 1996. On the
professional level, he was a two-time all-pro with the New York Saints
in the National Lacrosse League and he helped Long Island to Major
League Lacrosse championships in 2001 and 2003. He has been inducted
into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame.
John D. Phillips
Cornell University ‘59
John
Phillips is being inducted as “a truly great contributor — for
contributions in the fields of coaching, development and service.” His
involvement in the sport stretches over a half century dating back to
his playing days at Cornell University. Phillips has been heavily
involved with the Long Island Lacrosse Club since 1965, initially
playing for the team and since serving as general manager and assistant
coach. The club has won 18 USCLA championships in that time and
finished as the runner-up 12 other times. He was also a coach and
general manager with the professional New York Saints, leading the
franchise to one championship. Phillips was the manager for three U.S.
teams that won world championships and has been involved with the U.S.
team program for over 30 years. Phillips was executive director of the
International Lacrosse Federation from 1995 to 2002, and a member of
the board of directors for the Lacrosse Foundation from 1987 to 1989.
He has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter
Hall of Fame.
Sandy (Bryan) Weatherall
Dartmouth College ‘83
Sandy
(Bryan) Weatherall is being inducted as “a truly great player.”
Weatherall played on three U.S. World Cup teams, helping the U.S. to
championships in 1982 and 1989. She was a three-time All-Ivy League
selection at Dartmouth and earned first-team All-America honors in 1982
and 1983. She scored 12 points in a game against Plymouth State, a
Dartmouth record that still stands. Following her playing career, she
coached at several high schools and was also the head coach at the
University of New Hampshire from 1993 to 1996, winning an ECAC
Championship. She is a recipient of the Beth Allen Award and has been
inducted into the Pingree School, Dartmouth College and US Lacrosse New
England halls of fame.
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