Eamon McEneaney

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Eamon McEneaney (b. December 23, 1954 - d. September 11, 2001) was an All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1975 to 1977. He was killed during the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

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[edit] Lacrosse career

McEneaney teamed up with Hall-of-Famers Mike French and Dan Mackesey to lead the Cornell Big Red to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1976 and 1977. He is currently ranked 15th all-time in Division I total scoring with 256 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 USILA player of the year. That year, he was also awarded the Turnbull Award given to the top collegiate attackman. His records were achieved during the 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.[1] 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.

McEneaney's jersey number (#10) was retired by Cornell University on April 27, 2002, in memoriam.[2]

[edit] World Trade Center

McEneaney was a Senior Vice President working for Cantor Fitzgerald when he died in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centers. He had previously been a hero during the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, where he helped lead 63 people down 105 flights of stairs.[3]

[edit] Writer and poet

Known for his athletic talents, McEneaney was a poet and had desires to write a novel. His family, along with the Cornell University Library, published a post-mortem collection of his poetry entitled "A Bend in the Road."[4]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Cornell University

     
Season GP G A Pts PPG
1975 17 31 65 96 5.65
1976 16 20 61 81 5.71
1977 13 41 38 79 6.56
Totals 46 92 164 256 5.57

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eamon McEneaney's Lacrosse Hall of Fame Bio
  2. ^ Eamon McEneaney's Lacrosse Jersey is Officially Retired
  3. ^ Eamon McEneaney Article in Ivy League newsletter
  4. ^ McEneaney is now a published poet