French is ranked in the top 20 all-time in NCAA Division I scoring with 296 career points, 4th in career points-per-game behind fellow Canadian Stan Cockerton, and 7th in career goals. French's top season was 1976 when he scored 65 goals and handed out 40 assists for 105 total points in 16 games. French and McEneaney led Cornell to one of the great seasons in college lacrosse history in 1976, with an unbeaten record and a 16-13 overtime victory over Frank Urso and the University of Maryland in the NCAA Championship game. This was the first NCAA lacrosse championship to receive national exposure. With the game being decided in overtime and French scoring seven goals, Frank Gifford doing the play-by-play called the finals the most exciting sporting event he had ever seen. During French's career at Cornell, the Big Red went to three straight NCAA tournaments, shutting out Washington and Lee 14-0 in one tournament game, and won 43 games while losing only 4.[1] He was named the USILA player of the year in 1976.
French was also a member of the Sphinx Head society while at Cornell.
National Lacrosse Leagueedit
French played for the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse LeaguePhiladelphia Wings in 1987, leading the league in goals during its inaugural season. He was named the team's general manager in 1988, guiding the Wings to a 33-17 regular season mark and a 7-2 record in the postseason, with three championships over seven seasons. French also coached the Wings for one season in 1994, guiding them to a 6 and 2 record as well as the MILL title. He had been with the Wings since their inception in 1987 and joined the team's ownership group prior to the start of the 1998 season.
French is currently part of the ownership group of the New England Black Wolves which took over the retired Wings franchise.
Canadian Lacrosseedit
Mike began playing box lacrosse in Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, and did not play field lacrosse until his freshman season at Cornell. French captained the Canadian National Team to the 1978 World Lacrosse Championships upset over a heavily favored U.S. National Team. The World championships have been won by the American team every year except 1978, 2006 and 2014. In the 1978 title game, the Canadian team rebounded from a 28-4 loss to the Americans in an early round game to beat them 17-16 in overtime for the World title.[2]
French is currently one of three Partners for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Hospitality & Leisure Advisory practice. French is also an investor in Baggataway Tavern, located in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
Statisticsedit
Cornell Universityedit
Season
GP
G
A
Pts
PPG
1976
16
65
40
105
6.56
1975
17
63
34
97
5.71
1974
14
63
31
94
6.71
Totals
47
191[a]
105
296
6.30[b]
[a] 11th in Division I career goals
[b] 4th in Division I career points-per-game
Philadelphia Wingsedit
Season
GP
G
A
Pts
GB
1987
6
14
9
23
---
OLA/WLA/MSL statisticsedit
Regular Season
Playoffs
Season
Team
League
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
1970
Niagara Warriors
OLA Jr B
24
70
40
110
29
11
17
13
30
7
1971
Niagara Warriors
OLA Jr B
24
98
67
165[a]
24
16
47
34
81
20
1972
Niagara Warriors
OLA Jr B
30
112
87
199[b]
70
4
6
8
14
7
1973
Niagara Warriors
OLA Jr B
24
59
72
131
--
13
29
42
71
--
1974
Niagara Warriors
OLA Jr B
10
32
33
65
--
9
16
19
35
--
1975
Brantford Warriors
MSL
10
26
17
43
24
--
--
--
--
--
1976
Owen Sound North Stars
MSL
14
43
35
78
4
6
14
18
32
2
1976
Brampton Excelsiors
MSL
--
--
--
--
--
7
9
13
22
10
1977
Owen Sound North Stars
MSL
8
16
25
41
11
15
21
37
58
12
1977
Brampton Excelsiors
MSL
--
--
--
--
--
6
5
11
16
2
PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS
32
456
376
832
39
34
49
79
128
26
[a] Top Scorer In O.L.A. Junior B Western Division - 1971, 1972
[b] Second All-Time in Career O.L.A. Junior B Regular Season Points
^Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition. By Bob Scott. Published by JHU Press, 2006. pg. 19. ISBN0-8018-8371-7.
^. eLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 1999-10-08.
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^"Mike French Induction Page". Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame web site. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
^"NLL Inducts Second Class to Hall of Fame". NLL.com. February 16, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
mike, french, united, states, international, rugby, union, player, rugby, union, michael, mike, french, born, 1953, former, three, time, american, lacrosse, player, cornell, university, from, 1974, 1976, teaming, with, fellow, lacrosse, hall, fame, members, ea. For the United States international rugby union player see Mike French rugby union Michael Mike G French born May 13 1953 is a former three time All American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1974 to 1976 teaming with fellow lacrosse Hall of Fame members Eamon McEneaney Dan Mackesey Bill Marino Tom Marino Bob Hendrickson Chris Kane and Richie Moran to lead the Cornell Big Red to the NCAA Men s Lacrosse Championship in 1976 French was co owner along with Russ Cline and Chris Fritz as well as Executive Vice President of the NLL s Philadelphia Wings Mike FrenchBorn 1953 05 13 May 13 1953 age 70 NationalityCanadianPositionAttack ForwardNLL teamsPhiladelphia WingsFormer NCAA teamCornell UniversityPro career1987CoachPhiladelphia Wings 1994Career highlights1976 NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Championship 1976 Division I Player of the Year 1976 Division I Attackman of the YearU S Lacrosse Hall of Fame 1991Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame 2001NLL Hall of Fame 2007 Contents 1 Cornell Big Red 2 National Lacrosse League 3 Canadian Lacrosse 4 Post playing career 5 Statistics 5 1 Cornell University 5 2 Philadelphia Wings 5 3 OLA WLA MSL statistics 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 9 AwardsCornell Big Red editFrench is ranked in the top 20 all time in NCAA Division I scoring with 296 career points 4th in career points per game behind fellow Canadian Stan Cockerton and 7th in career goals French s top season was 1976 when he scored 65 goals and handed out 40 assists for 105 total points in 16 games French and McEneaney led Cornell to one of the great seasons in college lacrosse history in 1976 with an unbeaten record and a 16 13 overtime victory over Frank Urso and the University of Maryland in the NCAA Championship game This was the first NCAA lacrosse championship to receive national exposure With the game being decided in overtime and French scoring seven goals Frank Gifford doing the play by play called the finals the most exciting sporting event he had ever seen During French s career at Cornell the Big Red went to three straight NCAA tournaments shutting out Washington and Lee 14 0 in one tournament game and won 43 games while losing only 4 1 He was named the USILA player of the year in 1976 French was also a member of the Sphinx Head society while at Cornell National Lacrosse League editFrench played for the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League Philadelphia Wings in 1987 leading the league in goals during its inaugural season He was named the team s general manager in 1988 guiding the Wings to a 33 17 regular season mark and a 7 2 record in the postseason with three championships over seven seasons French also coached the Wings for one season in 1994 guiding them to a 6 and 2 record as well as the MILL title He had been with the Wings since their inception in 1987 and joined the team s ownership group prior to the start of the 1998 season French is currently part of the ownership group of the New England Black Wolves which took over the retired Wings franchise Canadian Lacrosse editMike began playing box lacrosse in Niagara on the Lake and St Catharines Ontario Canada and did not play field lacrosse until his freshman season at Cornell French captained the Canadian National Team to the 1978 World Lacrosse Championships upset over a heavily favored U S National Team The World championships have been won by the American team every year except 1978 2006 and 2014 In the 1978 title game the Canadian team rebounded from a 28 4 loss to the Americans in an early round game to beat them 17 16 in overtime for the World title 2 Post playing career editFrench was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1991 3 the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2001 4 and the NLL Hall of Fame in 2007 5 French is one of only a few members of both the Canadian and US Lacrosse Halls of Fame French is currently one of three Partners for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Hospitality amp Leisure Advisory practice French is also an investor in Baggataway Tavern located in West Conshohocken Pennsylvania Statistics editCornell University edit Season GP G A Pts PPG1976 16 65 40 105 6 561975 17 63 34 97 5 711974 14 63 31 94 6 71Totals 47 191 a 105 296 6 30 b a 11th in Division I career goals b 4th in Division I career points per gamePhiladelphia Wings edit Season GP G A Pts GB1987 6 14 9 23 OLA WLA MSL statistics edit Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1970 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 24 70 40 110 29 11 17 13 30 71971 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 24 98 67 165 a 24 16 47 34 81 201972 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 30 112 87 199 b 70 4 6 8 14 71973 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 24 59 72 131 13 29 42 71 1974 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 10 32 33 65 9 16 19 35 1975 Brantford Warriors MSL 10 26 17 43 24 1976 Owen Sound North Stars MSL 14 43 35 78 4 6 14 18 32 21976 Brampton Excelsiors MSL 7 9 13 22 101977 Owen Sound North Stars MSL 8 16 25 41 11 15 21 37 58 121977 Brampton Excelsiors MSL 6 5 11 16 2PRO MAJOR SENIOR TOTALS 32 456 376 832 39 34 49 79 128 26 a Top Scorer In O L A Junior B Western Division 1971 1972 b Second All Time in Career O L A Junior B Regular Season PointsSee also edit1976 NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Championship Cornell Big Red men s lacrosse Lacrosse in Pennsylvania National Lacrosse Hall of Fame NCAA Men s Division I Lacrosse Records Division I men s lacrosse recordsReferences edit Lacrosse Technique and Tradition By Bob Scott Published by JHU Press 2006 pg 19 ISBN 0 8018 8371 7 Lacrosse a History of the Game by Peter Bailey Lund eLacrosse com Archived from the original on 1999 10 08 Michael G French HoF Page US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame web site Archived from the original on 2009 08 15 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Mike French Induction Page Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame web site Retrieved 2007 02 20 NLL Inducts Second Class to Hall of Fame NLL com February 16 2007 Retrieved 2007 02 18 External links editNLL writeup Wings bio WingsZone History Page Sports Illustrated McEneaney to French article Bible of Lacrosse Canadian Box Lacrosse StatsAwards editPreceded byFrank Urso Lt Raymond Enners Award1976 Succeeded byEamon McEneaneyPreceded byEamon McEneaney Jack Turnbull Award1976 Succeeded byMike O Neill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike French amp oldid 1137592541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
