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Ohio Chapter Inducts Three to
HOF....
The Ohio Chapter of US Lacrosse inducted three new
members into the Ohio Lacrosse Hall of Fame at its annual banquet on June
13th. Following are the
 2003
HOF Inductees.....
John Madden -
Player Ashland College
John was an All State preformer at Maplewood (NJ) H.S. in 1974. John was
a player for Ashland College from 1974-78. He was named an All
American in 1978. He was also a club all star for the Columbus and
Cleveland Lacrosse Clubs from 1979-83. He was a dominating defenseman
throughout his career. He was Ashland's head coach in 79 and 80 and then
founded the Wooster High School lacrosse program. He coached the
Wooster team to the state tournament semi finals in 1999 and 2000. His
team won the Division I State Championship in 2002.
Jim Doersam -
Pioneer/Player
If you look up "speed" in the dictionary, you will see Jim Doersam.
A 1963 graduate of Ohio State University, Jim had an outstanding carrer with
both the Buckeyes and Columbus Lacrosse Club (1964-95). He was a
Midwest Club All Star from 1971-74. He participated in the National
Club All Star Game in 72 & 73, the Pan American Games in 1987 and served as
captain of the Columbus Lacrosse Club from 1967-74. He was a regular
at the Vail Shootout in the Grand Masters Dvision from 1989-93 and was a
member of the US Grand Masters team for the 1998 World Games. Jim's
dedication and financial contributions to the game in the early development
of lacrosse in Ohio were extremely important.
Jim Donovan -
Pioneer/Coach
Jim is a 1961 graduate of Oberlin College and played for the Yomen from
1958-61. Oberlin was Midwest Champs from 59 through 61. He was a
member of the Cleveland Lacrosse Club from 1963-87. He was a member of
the US team in 1966 and a Midwest All Star in 1971-72-73. Jim was Oberlin's
head coach from 1983-2000. Jim has been a part of Ohio lacrosse for
over forty years. He also has been involved with football coaching in
Ohio for over 32 years.
2003 Hall of
Fame Banquet
Former members of
the Columbus Lacrosse Club at the 2003 HOF Banquet.
Players from the
Dublin Coffman girls team helped with registration at the 2003 HOF Banquet.
Rival Coaches
discuss the season at the HOF Banquet.
Ohio Lacrosse
Foundation Secretary Sally Shadel of Wooster received the Ohio High School
Lacrosse Association "Hero Award" from OHSLA Commissioner John Minnis. |
