Michael French (lacrosse)
| Mike French | |
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| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born | May 13, 1953 |
| Position | Attack/Forward |
| Former NCAA team | Cornell University |
| Former NLL teams | Philadelphia Wings |
| Coaching career | Philadelphia Wings, 1994 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Pro career | 1987–present |
| Career highlights | |
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U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2001 NLL Hall of Fame, 2007 |
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Michael "Mike" G. French (born May 13, 1953) was a three-time All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1974 to 1976, teaming with fellow lacrosse Hall of Fame members Eamon McEneaney, Dan Mackesey, Bill Marino, Tom Marino, Bob Hendrickson, Chris Kane, and Richie Moran to lead the Cornell Big Red to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1976. French was co-owner, along with Russ Cline and Chris Fritz, as well as Executive Vice-President of the NLL's Philadelphia Wings.
French is ranked 9th all-time in NCAA Division I scoring with 296 career points, 3rd in career points-per-game behind fellow Canadian Stan Cockerton, and 5th in career goals. 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 10th all-time in a single season. French and McEneaney led Cornell to one of the great seasons in college lacrosse history in 1976, with an unbeaten record and a 16-13 overtime victory over Frank Urso and the University of Maryland in the NCAA Championship game. This was the first NCAA lacrosse championship to receive national exposure. With the game being decided in overtime and French scoring seven goals, Frank Gifford doing the play-by-play called the finals the most exciting sporting event he had ever seen. During French's career at Cornell, the Big Red went to three straight NCAA tournaments, shutting out Washington and Lee 14-0 in one tournament game, and won 43 games while losing only 4. He was named the USILA player of the year in 1976.
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