Sport(s) Lacrosse Overall 248–240 | 1968–2005 Bucknell University Name Sid Jamieson | |
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Education State University of New York at Cortland | ||
Sid Jamieson
Sid Jamieson was Bucknell University's initial head coach for the men's college lacrosse team, serving from the inception of the program in 1968 until his retirement in 2005. He compiled a record of 248 wins and 240 losses to rank 15th among all Division I collegiate lacrosse coaches in victories. Jamieson led the Bison to seven championships in three different conferences, including four straight Patriot League titles from 2000 to 2003. He won the F. Morris Touchstone Award in being named the USILA National Coach of the Year in 1996 after directing Bucknell to a perfect 12 and 0 record. He led the Bison to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship for the first time in school history in 2001.
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A native of Youngstown, New York, Jamieson attended Lewiston-Porter High School. He graduated from Cortland State. Jamieson, the only Native American coach in NCAA lacrosse, is a member of the Cayuga Nation and his parents were both raised on the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Brantford, Ontario. He adapted his coaching style from his Native American heritage. Sid was inducted into the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003.