Книга: Mike French «Underground Rivers»
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The Luton Writers' Group was born out of a question: Are there still writers out there or has Luton become a literary desert? Before the group started, a workshop was run last year at Luton library about getting published. One person turned up... A year on and we have a collection called Underground Rivers to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Luton Central Library. The name is a reference to the River Lea which runs under the library and it's an answer to our question - it may appear to be a desert, with the odd oasis - like Booker shortlisted Stephen Kelman - but underneath there is abundant life. This book is proof of that and is a mix of short stories, scripts and opening chapters of novels all of which have been forged this year from writers who gathered for the first time in February when the library started the group. Издательство: "Книга по Требованию" (2012)
ISBN: 9781782343172 |
Mike French
| Mike French | |
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| Born | May 13, 1953 |
| Position | Attack/Forward |
| Former NCAA Team | Cornell University |
| Former NLL Teams | Philadelphia Wings |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Pro Career | 1987 |
| U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2001 NLL Hall of Fame, 2007 |
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Michael "Mike" G. French was a 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 is also currently the co-owner, along with Russ Cline and Chris Fritz, as well as Executive Vice-President of the NLL's Philadelphia Wings.
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Cornell Big Red
French is ranked 9th all-time in NCAA Division I scoring with 296 career points, 3rd in career points-per-game behind fellow Canadian Stan Cockerton, and 5th 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, good for 4th all-time in a single season. 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.
National Lacrosse League
French 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 has been with the Wings since their inception in 1987 and joined the team's ownership group prior to the start of the 1998 season.
Canadian Lacrosse
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 dominated by the American team every year except 1978 and 1998. 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
French 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 currently the only member of both the Canadian and US Lacrosse Halls of Fame.
Additionally, French is currently one of three Partners for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Hospitality & Leisure Advisory practice. French was also a member of the Sphinx Head society while at Cornell.
French is also an investor in Baggataway Tavern, located in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
Statistics
Cornell University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
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| 1974 | 14 | 63 | 31 | 94 | 6.71 | |
| 1975 | 17 | 63 | 34 | 97 | 5.71 | |
| 1976 | 16 | 65 | 40 | 105 (a) | 6.56 | |
| Totals | 47 | 191 (b) | 105 | 296 (c) | 6.30 (d) |
- (a) 4th in single season points
- (b) 5th in career goals
- (b) 9th in career points
- (b) 3rd in career points-per-game
Philadelphia Wings
| ----- | GP | G | A | Pts | GB | |
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| 1987 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 23 | --- |
OLA/WLA/MSL Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 Crescents | MSL | 14 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 1976 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 1977 | Owen Sound Crescents | 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 Career O.L.A. Junior B Regular Season Pointgetter
See also
- NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- Lacrosse in Pennsylvania
References
- ^ Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition. By Bob Scott. Published by JHU Press, 2006. pg. 19. ISBN 0801883717.
- ^ "Lacrosse: a History of the Game by Peter Bailey Lund". eLacrosse.com. http://www.e-lacrosse.com/laxhist9.htm.
- ^ "Michael G. French HoF Page". US Lacrosse - National Hall of Fame web site. http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/halloffame/new_search_result.php?PD1=1991frenchmike.
- ^ "Mike French Induction Page". Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame web site. http://www.lacrosse.ca/Hall%20of%20Fame/member.asp?PD1=2001frenchmike. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- ^ "NLL Inducts Second Class to Hall of Fame". NLL.com. February 16, 2007. http://nll.com/article.php?id=2738. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
External links
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Lacrosse forwards
- Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States
- Canadian expatriates in the United States
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Philadelphia Wings players
- National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame inductees
- Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees
- Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse players
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