Hall of Fame Week, Larry Quinn

I took this photo of John Detomasso and  Larry Quinn, at a pratice in Perth, Australia in  1990

Larry Quinn, a two time Division Player of the Year and Goalie of the Year, was a Fordham Law School student when we became teammates on Long Island Hofstra lacrosse club in 1987. I don’t ever think I a saw Larry panic during a game. He was like playing with a funny college professor of the game who inspired confidence in the defensemen in front of him. He was a high school All American at lacrosse at legendary Levittown Memorial which along with cross town rivals Levittown Division graduated a number of members of the National Hall of Fame such as Larry and Coach Bill Tierney. For four years at Hopkins I believe my club teammates John DeTommaso, Larry Quinn, and Brad McClain played on the defense for Coach Jim Tierney, who at that time served as the defensive coordinator of the teams I lost to at Syracuse in the national championship in 1984 and 1985! Thus I made it my business to pick their brains as much as possible and learn everything I could from them.  I have heard it said and I agree, that before the geographical expansion of the game, the Hopkins coaching staff probably had done the best job of all of the legendary college colleges of recruiting the perfect blend of hard-nosed players from the island, and on occasion, other points north of Baltimore, with players with superior stick skills in Baltimore County and other points south, west, and east of Baltimore. John and Larry one could argue are the best players at their respected positions to come off the Island. 

  

Team of Rival Part 1: http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/2012/08/lacrosse-team-of-rivals-part-1.html

Larry’s Wiki Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Quinn

Larry Quinn in the SU Hopkins 84 Championship:[Watch 11 min 11 sec] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftPZpBgTf64

Sports Illustrated Coverage of the SU Hopkins 85 Championship: http://laxbuzz.com/2010/12/24/lacrosse-in-the-1980s-johns-hopkins-mens-lacrosse-defeated-syracuse-11-4-to-win-1985-ncaa-mens-lacrosse-championship-sports-illustrated-june-03-1985/

Top Goalies of the Modern Era: http://24seven.laxallstars.com/woodys-top-5-goaltenders-of-the-modern-lax-era/

My College, Club, and U. S. Team Players and Coaches: http://lacrossememoir.blogspot.com/search?q=%22Tom%22