The next two Legends of Lacrosse interviews have been released – Jim Brady and Dave Durante. The Canadian Lacrosse Foundation’s Video Lacrosse Library and Lacrosse Talks project features video and podcast interviews of some of Canada’s most dynamic lacrosse builders, coaches and players. The purpose of the project is to capture the personal stories of those that have shaped the game over the last 80 years.

Video Fifteen: Jim Brady

Jim has been involved in lacrosse at every level since 1950’s as an organizer, referee, coach, manager, and administrator. He is a winner of numerous awards for his tireless work. Brady was the Ontario Lacrosse Association’s ‘Mr. Lacrosse’ in 1984 and has been to the Minto Cup Championships as a coach or manager on six occasions, winning four times (1980, 1990, 1991, and 1997). Brady boasted a record of over 475 wins as a coach or manager of junior teams, and his record has only improved. He was the O.L.A Jr “A” coach of the year three times (1984,1989, and 1998). Brady also found time in 1997 and 1998 to act as the O.L.A. Major League commissioner.

Video Sixteen: Dave Durante

Dave “The Dude” Durante was a first-round draft pick of the Coquitlam Adanacs in 1973 and was named rookie of the year. In 1974 he won the WLA scoring race and the Maitland Trophy for sportsmanship. Durante played professional with the Quebec Caribous in 1975, scoring 89 goals with 117 assists for 206 points in 48 games on the way to an NLL Nations Cup victory. Durante rejoined the Adanacs from 1976 to 1979 and was traded to the Salmonbellies in 1980. He played 12 seasons with the Salmonbellies and was instrumental in the team capturing Mann Cup titles ‘81, ‘86, ‘89 and ‘91.

As a pick-up player he also helped the Salmonbellies win a Mann Cup in 1976 and was the MVP of that series. Durante was a WLA all-star in 1974, ‘76, ‘82, ‘83 and ‘84. In total Durante played 600 Senior ‘A’ and pro games with Coquitlam, Quebec and New Westminster, scoring 698 goals and 1,017 assists for 1,715 points—an average of 2.85 points a game. He joins a select group of Salmonbellies whose sweaters have been retired.

Sixteen interviews are now available. For 20 weeks, two Legends of Lacrosse videos will be released every two weeks. Click here for a full list of the 20 Legends who will be featured.

Watch all the video stories here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCBvOxZi_Bu2toDatSBvvZA

Listen to all the audio podcast stories here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/lacrosse-legends

(The Podcast show and all episodes will also be made available on iTunes, Google Play, iHeartRadio and Spotify as soon as the episodes start getting released).

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About the Canadian Lacrosse Association          

Founded in 1867, the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) is the governing body responsible for all aspects of lacrosse in Canada. Our organization is comprised of 10 Member Associations representing nearly 85,000 individual participants, including coaches, officials, and athletes of all ages and abilities. The CLA's mission is to honour the sport of lacrosse and its unique nation-building heritage, by engaging our members, leading our partners, and providing opportunities for all Canadians to participate. The CLA oversees the delivery of numerous national championships and the participation of Team Canada at all international events sanctioned by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). The CLA is proud to be affiliated with partners that share the same vision and values, including our corporate partners - New Balance Athletics, Warrior Sports, NormaTec Recovery Systems, Canadian Red Cross, Westjet, RockTape, OPRO and Baron Rings - as well as our funding partners the Government of Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada, and the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation. For more information on Canadian Lacrosse Association and the sport of lacrosse, visit our website at www.lacrosse.ca and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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