Dangerous Dan Dawson
When it comes to winning championships, Dan Dawson is quite proficient! Dawson has been a team member of three World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, three NLL Championships, 1 MLL Championship and an incredible 7 Mann Cup squads!
He has also done well with the individual hardware category. He was an NLL MVP, NLL Champions Cup MVP, a Mann Cup MVP among other awards. He showed his respect for his teammates and the game by being named a two-time NLL Teammate of the Year, and a two-time NLL Sportsmanship Award winner!
Dawson’s career took him all over. He had Pro stops in Columbus, Arizona, Boston and Toronto and he played in the Major Series in a number of places.
The firefighter is now concentrating on the sports management aspects of the game with a position at the Toronto Rock Facility in Oakville.
Dan came to the game later than others but knew he had landed in the right spot, making the most out of the sport he loves. Hear his story!
Full interview can be found below.
About the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation
The Canadian Lacrosse Foundation (CLF) is a charitable organization established in 1996 to administer and grow an endowment fund that is used to develop and execute charitable activities within the lacrosse community. The primary purpose of the Foundation can be summarized as follows- (a) To advance the public understanding of the role of lacrosse in the history and cultural development of Canada;(b) To educate and instruct lacrosse coaches and officials on the rules of the game and player development;(c) To provide lacrosse programs in order to support the physical, mental and emotional well-being of aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities and troubled youth; and(d) To receive or maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom, from time to time, to qualified donees under the Income Tax Act (Canada).
For more information, please contact:
Jim Calder
Director
Canadian Lacrosse Foundation
Email: james.calder2@sympatico.ca