Eamon McEneaney
| Eamon McEneaney | |
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| — Lacrosse player — | |
McEneaney’s name is located on Panel N-57 of the National September 11 Memorial’s
North Pool. |
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| Born | December 23, 1954 Elmont, New York |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (aged 46) New York City, New York |
| Position | Attack |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 180 pounds (82 kg) |
| NCAA team | Cornell University |
| Nationality | United States |
| Shoots | Right |
| Career highlights | |
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U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 1992 |
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Eamon McEneaney (December 23, 1954 – September 11, 2001) was an All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1975 to 1977 who was killed during the September 11 attacks.
McEneaney teamed with Hall of Fame players Mike French, Dan Mackesey, Bill Marino, Bob Hendrickson, and Chris Kane, and coach Richie Moran to lead the Cornell Big Red to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1976 and 1977. He is currently ranked 6th all-time in Division I Assists with 164, 10th in career Points Per Game, and 18th in career Points. His top season was 1975 when he scored 31 goals and handed out 65 assists for 96 total points in 17 games, and was named the USILA player of the year. That year, he was also awarded the Turnbull Award given to the top collegiate attackman. His career was played in an era when freshman were not eligible to play varsity sports.
He was also an outstanding football player, playing wide receiver. He was named to the All-Ivy second team in 1976, when he led Cornell in receiving and was second in team scoring.
McEneaney was voted the outstanding player in the 1977 NCAA Championship game and represented the United States in the 1978 World Lacrosse Championships. He was inducted into the Cornell Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. McEneaney was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1992. In 1995, he was named to the NCAA's Silver Anniversary Lacrosse Team, recognizing his place among the best players of the first quarter century of NCAA lacrosse.
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