- Russ Cline
Russ Cline was a co-founder of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (now called the
National Lacrosse League ) onMarch 13 ,1986 . Russ is President/Owner of thePhiladelphia Wings organization. [cite news|title=Philadelphia Wings Executives|url=http://www.wingslax.com/Team/Executives/|work=wingslax.com|publisher=Philadelphia Wings Website|accessdate=2007-04-10]Cline served as Executive Vice President for the league. In May 2001, Cline was named as the first winner of the
National Lacrosse League Executive of the Year Award . In June 2005, it was announced that Cline will be inducted into theNational Lacrosse League Hall of Fame along withChris Fritz ,Paul Gait ,Gary Gait andLes Bartley . [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=898|title=League Establishes Hall of Fame|work=NLL.com|date=June 16 ,2005 |accessdate=2007-04-11] It was made official at the 2006 NLL All-Star Game in Toronto.On
April 9 ,2007 Cline guaranteed victory for the Wings final home game of the season, or every fan will receive a free ticket to a game in the next season. [cite news |title=Wings' owner: Win Friday or free tickets for all|url=http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20070409_Wings_owner__Win_Friday_or_free_tickets_for_all.html|work=philly.com |publisher=Philadelphia Daily News |date=April 9, 2007 |accessdate=2007-04-10]External links
* [http://www.wingslax.com/Russ Russ Cline's Blog at wingslax.com]
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