| Melvin "Ray" Greene | |
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| Sport(s) | Lacrosse |
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| Born | c. 1924 |
| Playing career | |
| 1942–1948 | Johns Hopkins |
| Position(s) | Midfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1953 |
St. Paul's School |
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Melvin R. "Ray" Greene (born c. 1929 ) is an American former lacrosse player. He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1981.
Greene attended St. Paul's School in Brooklandville, Maryland, where he was a four-year letterwinner on the varsity lacrosse team.[1] Ray Greene was Drexel University’s first All-American, earning First Team Honors in 1943. After the 1943 season, Ray reported for military service and when the war ended, he resumed his lacrosse career at Johns Hopkins University.
At Johns Hopkins University, Greene played lacrosse as a midfielder. He played on the Blue Jays' national championship teams in 1947 and 1948.[1] The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association named him an First Team All-American midfielder in 1947.[2] The following season, the USILA named him to the USILA first team.[3] Greene participated in the 1943, 1947 and 1948 North/South Collegiate All-Star Games.[1]
Among his team mates were numerous future lacrosse Hall of Famers, including Jim Adams.
Greene spent two years coaching at his prep alma mater, St. Paul's School, where he led the team to 10-2 and 9-1 records in 1949 and 1950 respectively. He also taught 6th grade math at St. Paul's.[4] Greene is also among 18 player from St. Paul's in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, including Jim Adams, Scott Bacigalupo, Howdy Myers, and Don Zimmerman.[5]