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Post by hcpride on Mar 18, 2024 18:47:34 GMT -5
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Post by Chu Chu on Mar 19, 2024 23:15:27 GMT -5
Jordan Faison‘s story reminds me a bit of Jim Brown, who was an All American in both football and lacrosse for Syracuse!
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Post by Tom on Mar 20, 2024 7:52:59 GMT -5
Playing two sports in college today is a rarity. I don't know that it was ever very common, but it wasn't unheard of. Now it's a big deal. Especially at a power conference level. Most recent Crusader I can think of is Derek Mountain who played football and did one year of basketball
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Post by hchoops on Mar 20, 2024 9:00:30 GMT -5
Playing two sports in college today is a rarity. I don't know that it was ever very common In the mid 60s HC had John Wendelken,’65, Bud Knittel,’65, Tom Kelly,’67, Pete Kimener’67 and probably more. Also at Harvard John Dockery’66. In the mid 50s there was Ron Perry Sr ‘54 and more, no doubt. In the late 70s-early 80s there was Ronnie Perry Jr. |
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Post by lou on Mar 20, 2024 9:05:37 GMT -5
Playing two sports in college today is a rarity. I don't know that it was ever very common In the mid 60s HC had John Wendelken,’65, Bud Knittel,’65, Tom Kelly,’67, Pete Kimener’67 and probably more. In the mid 50s there was Ron Perry Sr ‘54 and more, no doubt. In the late 70s-early 80s there was Ronnie Perry Jr. Or 3 sports... Hop Riopel will forever be known as "Mr. Holy Cross" for his years of dedicated service to the college. He was a three-sport standout at Holy Cross, earning an amazing 11 varsity letters as a Crusader. |
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Mar 20, 2024 9:05:44 GMT -5
Playing two sports in college today is a rarity. I don't know that it was ever very common, but it wasn't unheard of. Now it's a big deal. Especially at a power conference level. Most recent Crusader I can think of is Derek Mountain who played football and did one year of basketball You'll see a number of football players run track...even at the "big time" level. Playing two team sports is definitely a rarity. |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 20, 2024 9:11:57 GMT -5
Billy Doran was a great baseball player, a first baseman, as well as a hoop star. I think a number of football players played baseball as well- Colin Clapton and Mickey Connolly come to mind but Jerome Fuller stands out as a star at both sports.
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Post by hchoops on Mar 20, 2024 9:27:09 GMT -5
Tom Kelly’67 was a baseball All America and made the interception which led to the winning TD ( Lentz to Kimener) drive in our 1966 win at BC.
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 20, 2024 9:55:10 GMT -5
We have a 2 sport athlete on this year’s baseball team. Soph 2b Zack Weider (who hit a homer yday) is also a punter on the football team
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Post by hcpride on Mar 20, 2024 10:10:21 GMT -5
Obviously, Sluka could have been our best lax player ever along with being a super QB for us but that didn't happen.
Notre Dame's Faison doing sports at a high level in key positions for two national caliber teams is not necessarily unprecedented but extraordinarily rare nowadays. I'm not sure the respective head coaches deep down are necessarily happy with it but they both say all the right things in public and Jordan Faison helps both teams. Certainly didn't hurt when it came to landing the little brother (football schollie BUT perhaps the best lax player in his class in the country).
Trivia for the LI lax fans: Jordan Faison came north each summer in high school to play for Joe Spallina's club lacrosse team. Little brother does the same.
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Post by hchoops on Mar 20, 2024 10:25:03 GMT -5
Speaking of Long Island lax, Shoreham-Wading River’s Xavier Arline has excelled at the USNA in football (QB) and lax.(second high scorer last spring)
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Post by efg72 on Mar 20, 2024 12:28:18 GMT -5
Playing two sports in college today is a rarity. I don't know that it was ever very common In the mid 60s HC had John Wendelken,’65, Bud Knittel,’65, Tom Kelly,’67, Pete Kimener’67 and probably more. Also at Harvard John Dockery’66. In the mid 50s there was Ron Perry Sr ‘54 and more, no doubt. In the late 70s-early 80s there was Ronnie Perry Jr. Phil O'Neill and Pat Bourque class of 69 and possibly one or two more from that class- brain lock |
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Post by Tom on Mar 20, 2024 14:19:46 GMT -5
Yes, track is a sport that is a little more common to have some athletes playing a team sport
Brian Reale '86 also played basketball and hoops.
There was a receiver on the football team not that long ago who played basketball one year. His name escapes me at the moment. I think he was before Mountain
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Post by hcpride on Mar 20, 2024 16:09:03 GMT -5
Speaking of Long Island lax, Shoreham-Wading River’s Xavier Arline has excelled at the USNA in football (QB) and lax.(second high scorer last spring) Not sure I'd say excelled as he been in and out of the starting lineup as a QB for the struggling Navy football program over his career and his participation in lacrosse has been spotty (due to not playing as a frosh and various injuries since then) but the fact he's been on both rosters - especially considering the academic rigor at Navy - is quite an accomplishment. This could be a pretty good year for Navy Lax and having Xavier healthy for a full season will be a big plus. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Mar 20, 2024 21:20:06 GMT -5
Playing two sports in college today is a rarity. I don't know that it was ever very common, but it wasn't unheard of. Now it's a big deal. Especially at a power conference level. Most recent Crusader I can think of is Derek Mountain who played football and did one year of basketball You'll see a number of football players run track...even at the "big time" level. Playing two team sports is definitely a rarity. Or "throw" in Track and Field |
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Post by hc1998 on Mar 22, 2024 8:02:52 GMT -5
Yes, track is a sport that is a little more common to have some athletes playing a team sport Brian Reale '86 also played basketball and hoops. There was a receiver on the football team not that long ago who played basketball one year. His name escapes me at the moment. I think he was before Mountain Not sure if you may be talking about Brian Hopkins, '98, or someone between him and Mountain. If I remember correctly his teammate James Stowers '00 was 2 sport for a season or two while he played on the tennis team. |
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