John Gagliardi (lacrosse)
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| Born | June 11, 1974, Manhasset, New York, U.S. |
| Position | Defenseman |
| Former NLL Teams | Philadelphia Wings New York Saints |
| MLL Team | Long Island Lizards |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Nickname | gags |
John Gagliardi (b. June 11, 1974) is a professional lacrosse player on the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Gagliardi grew up in Manhasset, NY, at first playing midfield, eventually switching his position to defense at age fifteen. John was an Academic All-American his senior year. One of the Manhasset "Fab Five" of the 1990s,[citation needed] Gagliardi graduated Manhasset High School in 1992, going on to college at University of Virginia before transferring to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore MD. At JHU, Gagliardi earned All-America honors twice, once as a third team in 1996 as a junior, and in 1997 as a senior as a first team All-American.
Gagliardi played for the New York Saints and Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League between 1998 and 2001. In 1999, he was selected to the US Lacrosse team, winning the Lacrosse World Cup that year while starting on Defense. In 2001, Gagliardi joined the Long Island Lizards, and has been an All Star since 2002. John was also on the US National Men's Team in 2006 where he earned All-World Honors on Defense.
Outside of Gagliardi's personal lacrosse experience, he along with Paul Carcaterra founded the No Limit Lacrosse Camps in 1997, and every summer teaches youth from ages 7-18.[citation needed] He also founded his own lacrosse equipment & apparel company in 2005, called Maverik Lacrosse.[citation needed]. John currently resides in New York City
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 1998 | New York | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999 | New York | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000 | Philadelphia | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | Philadelphia | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 33 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 159 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||
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| NAME | Gagliardi, John |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Lacrosse player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manhasset, New York |
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