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Lacrosse Trivia
- Lacrosse was originally a sport played Native American Indians.
- The traditional native Indian version of the sport had teams ranging from 100 to 1000 players, on a field nearly two miles long. The game was played from sun up to sundown for two to three days.
- The word 'crosse' comes from the French word for a bat or stick used in sports.
- Lacrosse has been called "the fastest sport on two feet" because of how fast the ball is able to be moved down the field. See our discussion on the World's Fastest Sports.
- In 1856, the Montreal Lacrosse Club was founded and rules were codified to shorten the game and reduce the number of players to twelve.
- Lacrosse has been on the official Olympic program twice, in 1904 and 1908, with a team from Canada winning both times.
- Players on the 1904 Olympic Games bronze medal-winning Canadian lacrosse team consisted of Mohawk Indians, and included players named Rain In Face, Snake Eater and Man Afraid Soap.
- Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1948.
- Lacrosse appeared as an exhibition sport at the 1978 Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Lacrosse was declared a Canadian national summer sport by an act of parliament in 1994.
- At all four World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, the top 3 places have been the same: Canada first, followed by the team Iroquois Nationals, and third the USA. Canada has been undefeated in all tournaments.
- Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns played lacrosse for Syracuse University, and is also in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
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