Jacobs To Enter Lacrosse Hall Of Fame

Duane Jacobs has certainly racked up his share of coaching and managerial accolades in the past dozen years. But Jacobs, who is Cayuga and grew up in Ohsweken, Ont., will become a hall of famer later this year for his playing abilities.

Jacobs, 49, is one of six individuals who will be inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

The class of 2015 was announced on July 3. Induction ceremonies will be held Nov. 7 in Niagara Falls. 

The Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum is located in nearby St. Catharines.

Jacobs played professionally in the National Lacrosse League (previously known as the Major Indoor Lacrosse League) from 1992 through 2003. He played for the Detroit Turbos, Rochester Knighthawks and Buffalo Bandits.

He won the NLL title with Rochester in 1997 and also appeared in three other league finals with the Knighthawks.

As a player Jacobs also won the Mann Cup, the Canadian Senior Men’s championship, three consecutive years, 1994-96, with the Six Nations Chiefs. He also won the President Cup, awarded to the top Senior B men’s team in Canada, twice, with the Owen Sound North Stars in 1989 and the Kitchener Kodiaks in 2003.

Since ’04 Jacobs has been a coach and/or GM of the Chiefs, the two-time defending Mann Cup champs. He also coached in the NLL with Buffalo and the Minnesota Swarm.