Sunday, March 29, 2015

Sunday Tidbits

Ryan Danehy '06 earned three letters as a Dartmouth longsnapper but his raison d'etre at Dartmouth was lacrosse. A four-year letter winner as an attackman, Danehy played pro lax with the Chicago Machine and the Boston Cannons and also served as a Dartmouth assistant coach for six years.

Danehy, who went on to serve as offensive coordinator at the University of Michigan, is now national director of methodology for 3d Lacrosse. Find his 3d bio HERE.
ESPNW's headline for a story about Fortune Magazine's annual list of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders:
PRINCETON'S COURTNEY BANGHART JOINS TAYLOR SWIFT AND POPE FRANCIS ON LIST
Holy moly!

Banghart, of course, was a three-point specialist and then assistant coach at Dartmouth before leading the Princeton women's basketball team to an undefeated regular season and an NCAA Tournament win this year. Find the ESPNW story HERE.

Green Alert Take: That's not exactly going to hurt her recruiting.
Speaking of things Princeton, the Princeton football blog takes a look back at the Tigers' trip to the Far East and their win over the Japanese national champion Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters HERE.
The late Harry Wilson, a football-baseball player at Dartmouth, gets a mention in a story about his son, Super Bowl quarterback and former minor leaguer Russell Wilson. Find the story HERE.
It is safe to say Dean Smith and I didn't trade Christmas cards after we had a bit of a run-in at a press conference in the Dean Dome, but I was impressed by what he did for his former players after passing away. Find a story HERE.
And finally, what to make of this defensive poster down at Sacred Heart? (Click to enlarge it.) Apart from a small subject-verb disagreement, the reference to a "moose in deep snows" hits pretty close to home given that the Pioneers will be playing at Dartmouth on Sept. 26. Doubtful it was directed at the Big Green but don't be surprised if this ends up on Dartmouth lockers that week.