Eamon McEneaney (b. December 23, 1954 - d. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) September 11, 2001) was an All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1975 to 1977. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. He was killed during the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan
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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. Michael "Mike" G French was a three time All-American Lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1974 to 1976 teaming with Hall of Famers Eamon Daniel R Mackesey was born July 14, 1954 in Ithaca New York and attended Cornell University where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger The Cornell Big Red is the name of the sports teams and other competitive teams at Cornell University. The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top Lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division He is currently ranked 15th all-time in Division I total scoring with 256 career points. NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse records are officially compiled by the NCAA 's Director of Statistics office 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. The Lt Raymond Enners Award is presented annually by the USILA to the NCAA National Player of the Year That year, he was also awarded the Turnbull Award given to the top collegiate attackman. The Jack Turnbull Award is an award given to the United States ' top collegiate attackman in Lacrosse, named after National Lacrosse Hall of Fame alumnus 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. The 1977 Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game was played at University of Virginia in front of 10080 fans The World Lacrosse Championship ( WLC) began as a four-team invitational tournament which coincided with Canada's centennial Lacrosse celebration in 1967 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. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [2]
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. Cantor Fitzgerald LP is a global Financial services firm specializing in bond trading, as well as Investment banking, Asset management The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan He had previously been a hero during the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, where he helped lead 63 people down 105 flights of stairs. The 1993 World Trade Center bombing occurred on February 26, 1993, when a Car bomb was detonated below Tower One of the World Trade Center [3]
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]
Statistics
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 |
See also
- List of Cornell University people
- NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
References
- ^ Eamon McEneaney's Lacrosse Hall of Fame Bio
- ^ Eamon McEneaney's Lacrosse Jersey is Officially Retired
- ^ Eamon McEneaney Article in Ivy League newsletter
- ^ McEneaney is now a published poet
- Marshall, Joe. "The French connection: McEneaney-to-French is the route Cornell hopes to ride to the title," Sports Illustrated April 07, 1975
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