Mike French (lacrosse)

Infobox Lacrosse Player
position = Attack/Forward
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league= Former NCAA
team= Cornell University
former_nll_teams = Philadelphia Wings
nationality = Canada
birth_date = May 13, 1953
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career_start = 1987
career_end = 1987
uslaxhof = 77
canlaxhof = 2001
nllhof = 2007

Michael "Mike" G. French was a three time All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1974 to 1976, teaming with Hall of Famers Eamon McEneaney and Richie Moran to lead the Cornell Big Red to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1976. He is currently ranked sixth all-time in Division I total scoring with 296 career points. French's top season was 1976 when he scored 65 goals and handed out 40 assists for 105 total points in 16 games, good for third all-time. That season he led Cornell to an unbeaten record and the NCAA lacrosse title over Frank Urso and the University of Maryland. French was also a member of the Sphinx Head society.

French played for the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League Philadelphia Wings in 1987, leading the league in goals during their inaugural season. He became the team's general manager in 1988, guiding the Wings to a 33-17 regular season mark and 7-2 in the postseason, with three championships over seven seasons. He is currently the Wing's Executive Vice President and Co-owner. French also coached the Wings for one season in 1994, guiding them to a 6 and 2 record as well as the MILL Championship.

Additionally, French is currently one of three Partners for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Hospitality & Leisure Advisory practice.

French was named the USILA player of the year in 1976, was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1991 [cite web|url=http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/halloffame/new_search_result.php?PD1=1991frenchmike|title=Michael G. French HoF Page|work=US Lacrosse - National Hall of Fame web site] , the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2001 [cite web|url=http://www.lacrosse.ca/Hall%20of%20Fame/member.asp?PD1=2001frenchmike|title=Mike French Induction Page|work=Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame web site|accessdate=2007-02-20] , and the NLL Hall of Fame in 2007 [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2738|title=NLL Inducts Second Class to Hall of Fame|work=NLL.com|date=February 16, 2007|accessdate=2007-02-18] . French is currently is the only member of both the Canadian and US Lacrosse Halls of Fame.

Mike began playing box lacrosse in Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, and did not experience field lacrosse until his freshman season at Cornell. He also captained the Canadian National Team to the 1978 World Lacrosse Championships upset over a heavily favored U.S. Team.

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Cornell University

* Top Scorer In O.L.A. Junior B Western Division - 1971, 1972
* Second All-Time Career O.L.A. Junior B Regular Season Pointgetter

References

ee also

*List of Cornell University people
*NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records
*National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

External links

* [http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=305 NLL info]
* [http://www.wingslax.com/Team/Executives/ Wings site]
* [http://www.wingszone.com/whistory/history.htm WingsZone History Page]
* [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1089706/index.htm Sports Illustrated McEneaney-to-French article]