- Neal Powless
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Neal Powless is an Iroquois lacrosse player[1] from the Onondaga Nation near Syracuse, New York. He is the son of Chief Irving Powless Jr. and brother to Barry Powless and Bradley Powless.
He was a three-time All-American in lacrosse at Nazareth College, played on the Iroquois team at the World Lacrosse Championships in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2004 and has played for several professional box lacrosse teams, including the Six Nations Chiefs of the Ontario Lacrosse Association. He played on the Rochester Knighthawks of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in 1997, when they won their first title.
Powless continues to be involved in the game through coaching box lacrosse teams as well as traveling across the United States doing field lacrosse camps. Powless recently headlined the Haslett, Michigan lacrosse camp.
References
- ^ Mcnellis, David (2010-09-10). Reflections on Big Spring: A History of Pittsford, Ny and the Genesee River Valley. AuthorHouse. pp. 280–. ISBN 9781452043562. http://books.google.com/books?id=CONJjFMvLZYC&pg=PA280. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
Categories:- Iroquois nations lacrosse players
- Sportspeople from New York
- Mohawk people
- Buffalo Bandits players
- Living people
- Native American sportspeople
- Nazareth College (New York) alumni
- College lacrosse players in the United States
- Canadian lacrosse biography stubs
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