Who is the GREATEST Lacrosse Player of All Time? 

How can you leave Kyle Harrison out of this list???? He literally ran the entire field from face off (there was not get off for him), to offense and defense.

Gary Gait, John Grant Jr., Mikey Powell, Lyle Thompson, Jim Brown (although I never saw him play, seeing what he did on the football field, I can not imagine it was possible to stop him on a lacrosse field).

there is no right answer. imagine gary gait with today's stick technology. those things we played with in the 90's were nothing like what they have today. almost all the players you mentioned essentially put their mark on the game and changed it in one way or another

Lyle has to be the goat. He has literally changed the game around his style and keeps changing it every single game.

It is absolutely criminal that John Tavares isn't on this list!

I just wanted to see Mikey Powell highlights

Eamon McEnemy( sp?); Jimmy Lewis

Jim Brown is the greatest LaCrosse player of all time...by far

Great Video. As a man that played against ex NHLs guys like Bellows, Nieuendyk, Robatile . I watched Willie Plett who still holds many records or Adam Oates. I also had the privilege as a peewee to be Bob Proberts teammates. In 1974 or 75 this kid from Brantford came to Windsor,Ontario, he played a lacrosse game and then flew him out to Ste.Saint Marie to pitch in a baseball game. My father asked who is this kid that is so special. His name was Wayne Gretzky. Many special people played LAX.. You made a great video for great discussion. Having watched the Gates Brothers play full time, I've always wondered what some of the greatest athletes would of done playing lacrosse full time. Jim Brown blows my mind away.

John Grant Junior for me. He dominated both field lacrosse and box lacrosse. I feel like to be the GOAT you have to have dominated in both he did that and for an extended length of time. He blended skill with size and lacrosse IQ like no one else.

Took the words out of my mouth John grant was just so dominant for all his pro career. He still prob can sling it till this day

You should rank top 10 collegiate programs since it became an official NCAA sport in 1971

Fantastic list. For me Gary Gait is the greatest. I always wonder how legendary Mike Powell could have been if he played lacrosse for many years. Rabil's contribution off the field is legendary now and moving forward....

You would think the guy the PLL named their MVP trophy after would get some love but when 20 year olds make these lists… ho hum… #JIMBROWN

I’ve been playing for a month now so Im a beginner lax player and your channel is so fun to watch its insane how helpful these vids are!

Casey all day… 1st team attack and midfield, played pro into his 40’s…. Made the all star team his final season…. But I can’t argue with the JG jr. crowd, I get it.

I would like to see a defender or goalie on the list. What about Tucker Durkin or Trever Baptiste.

I agree with Junior being the goat. Brodie Merrill deserves to be on this list as well.

315 on top

Jim Brown? Was amazing.

very lucky to have a signed helmet and head from paul sitting next to me as i write this

There is a photo of Jim Brown at SU, running down the field with wooden sticks shattering against his legs

Got to add in Doug Knight. He’s kind of the link between the Gait’s in the 80s/early 90s and the Powell’s in the late 90s/early 00s

Gotta be- Lyle Thompson. Plays the game like the Creator intended.

GREAT LIST! But, I’m going with Lyle Thompson

This appears to be a NCAA GOAT list. Frank Urso , Doug Radebaugh and Mike French at least deserved a mention. On an international level , how about John Tavares, John Grant, John Butkiewicz, Pete Cann, Brian Griffen and Micheal Raggatt. Most of these players didn’t see plastic sticks until 1974!

Common you can’t make me pick between Paul Rabil and Thompson. I love them both

should do a top 5 club lacrosse teams, ion know seems like a fun video

Ughhh... I was at the game where Grant Junior dismantled my lizards in that video. He was unstoppable.

A very good video overall. Great picks with the exception of leaving off Eamon McEneaney. You make a good case for John Grant. To me it’s probably Gary Gait. He was such a prolific scorer and played midfield. His defensive play was really good too. I don’t like Rabil. I think he ruined the sport with the PLL. I hate the small field and shot clock. Bring back the slow clear, use of the box, stall warnings etc. just my rant… Thank you

I love this youtube channel plz keep uploading. You should watch live lax games on youtube channel.

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada..... and then, your town.

John Tavares?!

What about best defenders of all time?

Gate for sure

Pat Spencer is the real GOAT. He put Loyola Maryland on the map, and made everyone around him better.

My answer for now is Mike Powell - he just dominated. That said in 5-10 years it will most likely be switched to Brennan O'Neill

Agreed 💯, John Grant Jr.

frank urso,eamon mceneaney.urso4x 1st team all america first lax player on cover of sports illustrated

Please do box lacrosse next add colin doyle best box player in my opinion and the best coach

ten months late to the party but even before his recent 3rd MVP win, Tom Schieber should've deserved some consideration. I struggle to think that Brown or Spencer should be on the last as they did not play pro. The same case could be make for Mike Powell as he barely had a pro career. They are all in the discussion for greatest college player ever. Players like John Grant Jr, Brendan Mundolf, or Stephen Berger have shown that going to a top school means nothing once you hit the pros. Grant is definitely the toughest guard one on one in the history of the game. He's got too many releases and is overwhelmingly strong. CRazy high peak in the MLL around 07-08. Rabil's numbers in the pros are astounding but he was one of the only players at the time who was able to commit to the game in the way he did. Of course his numbers are crazy. If others in his prime era like Ned Crotty, Matt Danowski or Kyle Dixon were able to just focus on lacrosse they likely would've put up similar numbers. No Kyle Harrison? The last true do it all midfielder? You could argue that Trevor Baptiste or Greg Gurenlian made more of an impact on their team's season when they won their pro MVPs. There is a voice in my head saying that you can't call them the best ever when they play specialized positions but to make that argument essentially cuts out goalies as well.

Ned Crotty

You obviously never heard of Ron Hill, Ron Doctor, Greg Tarbell, John Engelken and others who played at the same high school as the Thompson brothers.

John grant jr is the goat, he dominated at every style of the game getting indoor and outdoor championships with both nation and club. No one else is close to him

love ur vids

brennan o’neil will be in this discussion at the end of his career. maybe one of the best college lacrosse players ever already

LYLE T! SO MUCH TO ADD ONTO AN ALREADY GOAT CAREER.

There is a right answer to this question. Basically, the players over 50 years of age who played the game with a WOODEN STICK. If you want to choose a GOAT, it has to be a player who played BOTH offense and defense. Field lacrosse and any current box lacrosse have players playing either offense or defense. You can't choose the GOAT player based solely on offensive skills or defensive skills. If I had to choose between a John Grant Jr. and a Paul Evans, I'd take Paul Evans hands down. Paul Evans ran back to play defence. John Grant Jr, ran off. Paul Evans whacked and hacked with a wooden stick. Today's sticks just break with the slightest cross-check. This list is really lame. Its probably safe to assume that most people commenting here have never seen a game prior to 1990.

kyle harrison

John Tavares

Mike French and Eamon McEneaney

john tavares joined the chat

Kyle Harrison

I think Lyle Thompson.

Blaze riorden

imagine being the goat of lacrosse :D looks oddly fun and extremely stupid at the same time. Thinking it through i dont actually see how it can possibly be fun in the long run. I have never tried it though. dont hate the player D:

No defensemen or goalies?

JIM BROWN!

I think it’s between Lyle Thompson & John Grant Jr. cuz none of the other players on the list besides Gary Gait had the creativity and stick skills that those 2 have.

So you only care about goals? Brodie Merrill only makes the mentions. Zero goalies, no Fogos and no Kyle Harrison but including Mikey and Spencer who both turned away from lax is a crime.... i say this thinking C Powell/John Grant Jr is the correct decision, but the GOAT isn't just a goals scored stat war.

Lyle Thompson. NEXT

mikey powell hands down

People forget about Grant I think.

Jim Brown...

Jim Brown. Next question.

Lacrosse 1. Jim Brown 2a. Gary Gait 2b. Paul Rabil 4. Lyle Thompson 5. Tom Schreiber 6. Casey Powell 7. Rob Pannell 8. John Grant Jr. 9. Kyle Harrison 10. Trevor Baptise

Paul is probably the most famous but Lyle is the coolest😎

John Grant Jr always has my vote - way too much skill for a big man

Where’s Jared Bernhardt?

Chazz woodson

jim brown

Gonna be a hot take but senior year jared bernhardt was beyond unguardable. More athletic than everyone listed. Damn shame that him and Pat are playing other pro sports.

You do realize that they’re behind the back was like Casey go to move do you watch Casey play lacrosse and I was like half his goals

Thompson’s good yes He needs to be on a better team because the cannons suck And he’s always hurt

Lyle Thompson is THE goat.

Why is this even a debate? It’s John grant jr. Screw the field players anyways. It’s John grant jr he’s the best to ever live. Guy would score 9 goals a game n not have to switch hands while scoring mad back hands. Sean evans n Lyle are right behind him. How u gunna say Sean evans ain’t with all the mintos n Mann cups he has? Honestly I can’t beat the Mann n Minto rings if u know anything bout real lax.

This is fucked up, Kyle Harrison isn’t on the list?!!! Let alone even mentioned? Nope. Unforgivable.

none of the Mike Powell highlights were of Mike Powell 😆

Jack Turbull. You literally name him - the award one of the Powell’s won 4 times is named after him - but somehow he does not make the list. Also, love him or hate him - he has to be contextualied for sure - William George Beers should have at least gotten a mention. And then there’s Oren Lyons. There was lacrosse before the 1950s. And defense matters. Come on, go on a limb, put a defender or two (in addition to the goalie Lyons) in the mix. Dig deeper.

I won’t lie to you, no one considers jim brown the greatest football player of all time unless they are a browns homer, there are 100 names to list before he’d be in contention!

You’ve got to add Rob Pannell to this list as well

Gait Erso French Jim Brown..

Terry Riordan.

Lyle had more impact and you left off Pannell and French.

Pat Spencer is my personal favorite player. He has to be the goat with his ability to make teammates beat you by his crazy skip passes alone. Easily the goat.

Not rabil

no lattes in this vid??

First

Lyle

Not even close. Jr for sure.Also, field is a joke .Canadian Box is where goats are bred. Don't believe me? Watch the 2022 Mann Cup.

Your missing guys like Yales John Reese. Who made the Gait brothers look foolish his sr year

Sorry John Grant jr best player in the world.

Ryder Garnsey

Imagine Lyle point Total if he played at all 4 years at college

Mikey Powell was a kind human, too. With my nephew on the field at Gtown, long after a game. He was so kind, got down on one knee to talk to the little guy. Asked my nephew about this n that. Super guy. Thanks Mike Powell 25 years later.

John Tavares

Most Skilled...Tom Maracek. Player I would build a Team Around... Matt Abbott.

Notice the SU lacrosse legacy? Also, I've met guys who played with Jim Brown. They STILL say he was the greatest.

I say it is Lyle because he embraces the game unlike other players which makes his techniques unique

For me it is Gait or Jr. but I tend to pick Jr. I saw him at the 2010 World cup. In the final the US longpoles took turns in face guarding him and he still scored the most goals and the most assists.