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{{Short description|American lacrosse player and poet (1954–2001)}}
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⚫ | caption = McEneaney’s name is located on Panel N-57 of the ]’s<br>North Pool.
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* ]<ref name=NCAADiv1Results>{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_lacrosse_champs_finals_records/2013/D1ResultsRecs.pdf|title=NCAA Division I Results / Records, Championship Results|publisher=]|date=2013|accessdate=October 26, 2021|archivedate=October 18, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018190702/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_lacrosse_champs_finals_records/2013/D1ResultsRecs.pdf}}</ref>
*1976, 1977 ] * ]<ref name=NCAADiv1Results/>
*1977 ]
* 1978 ]<ref name=USALacrossHoF>{{cite web|url=https://www.usalacrosse.com/player-profile/eamon-j-mceneaney|title=Hall of Fame Inductees: Eamon McEneaney|publisher=]|language=en-US|url-status=live|accessdate=January 1, 2023|archivedate=August 7, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807221454/https://www.usalacrosse.com/player-profile/eamon-j-mceneaney}}</ref>
*1975 ]
* Inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1992<ref name=USALacrossHoF/>
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'''Eamon James McEneaney''' (December 23, 1954 – September 11, 2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sae-cornell.org/180-spotlight-mceneaney.asp|title=Eamon McEneaney '77|publisher=NY Alpha of ]|language=en-US|url-status=live|accessdate=January 1, 2023|archivedate=April 22, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422155707/https://www.sae-cornell.org/180-spotlight-mceneaney.asp}}</ref> was an ] ] player at ] from 1975 to 1977 and later an employee of ] who died during the ].


==Lacrosse career==
'''Eamon McEneaney''' (December 23, 1954 – September 11, 2001) was an ] ] player at ] from 1975 to 1977 who was killed during the ].
McEneaney teamed with ] and ] to win the ], a key part of Cornell teams which won 29 straight games and two straight titles over two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1976/06/07/big-red-sticks-it-to-the-terps |date=June 7, 1976|title=Big Red sticks it to the Terps Cornell came from far behind to win a thriller of an NCAA final|author=Marshall, Joe|magazine=]}}</ref>


McEneaney was voted the outstanding player in the ] game, while setting an NCAA tournament record with 25 points in three tournament games, with 11 goals and 14 assists, one of the great lacrosse finals performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1977/06/06/cornells-wild-irish-rose|title=Cornell's Wild Irish Rose: AS RICHIE MORAN DID THE COACHING AND EAMON MCENEANEY THE SCORING, THE BIG RED BUILT A 9-0 LEAD AND WENT ON TO ROUT JOHNS HOPKINS 16-8 FOR THE NCAA CROWN|magazine=]|author=Marshall, Joe|date=June 6, 1977|accessdate=October 26, 2021|archivedate=October 26, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026021008/https://vault.si.com/vault/1977/06/06/cornells-wild-irish-rose}}</ref>
==Cornell Big Red==
McEneaney teamed with Hall of Fame players ], ], Bill Marino, Bob Hendrickson, and Chris Kane, and coach ] to lead the ] to the ] in 1976 and 1977. He is currently ranked 6th all-time in ] Assists with 164, 10th in career points per game, and 18th in career points. His top season was 1975 when he scored 31 goals and handed out 65 assists for 96 total points in 17 games, and was named the ]. That year, he was also awarded the ] given to the top collegiate attackman. His career was played in an era when freshmen were not eligible to play varsity sports.


McEneaney represented the United States in the 1978 ]s.<ref name=USALacrossHoF/><ref name=CornellUProfile>{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/honors/hall-of-fame/eamon-mceneaney/284|title=EAMON MCENEANEY|publisher=]|accessdate=October 25, 2021|archivedate=November 10, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110144125/https://cornellbigred.com/honors/hall-of-fame/eamon-mceneaney/284}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/unearthed-video-canada-s-dramatic-1978-lacrosse-gold/56571|title=Unearthed Video: Canada's Dramatic 1978 Lacrosse Gold|publisher=Inside Lacrosse|author=Kinnear, Matt|date=July 1, 2020|accessdate=October 26, 2021|archivedate=June 12, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612014413/https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/unearthed-video-canada-s-dramatic-1978-lacrosse-gold/56571}}</ref>
He was also an outstanding football player, playing wide receiver. He was named to the All-Ivy second team in 1976, when he led Cornell in receiving and was second in team scoring.


McEneaney was inducted into the Cornell Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.<ref name=CornellUProfile/> He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1992.<ref name=USALacrossHoF/>
McEneaney was voted the outstanding player in the ] game and represented the United States in the 1978 ]s. He was inducted into the Cornell Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. McEneaney was inducted into the ] in 1992.<ref></ref> In 1995, he was named to the NCAA's Silver Anniversary Lacrosse Team, recognizing his place among the best players of the first quarter century of NCAA lacrosse.


McEneaney's jersey number (#10) was retired by Cornell University on April 27, 2002, in memoriam.<ref></ref> McEneaney's jersey number (#10) was retired by Cornell University on April 27, 2002, in tribute to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/news/2002/4/27/042702aab_1265.aspx|title=Eamon McEneaney's Lacrosse Jersey is Officially Retired|work=Cornell University Athletics |publisher=]|date=April 27, 2002|accessdate=October 26, 2021|archivedate=October 26, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026130054/https://cornellbigred.com/news/2002/4/27/042702aab_1265.aspx}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sae-cornell.org/180-saecor/eamon.html|title=A Tribute to Brother Eamon McEneaney '77|publisher=]|date=2002|accessdate=October 26, 2021|archivedate=October 1, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001041018/http://www.sae-cornell.org/180-saecor/eamon.html}}</ref>


⚫ ===Cornell University lacrosse statistics===
⚫ ==Writer and poet==
Statistics per Cornell University media guides
⚫ Known for his athletic talents, McEneaney was also a poet and had desires to write a novel. His family, along with the Cornell University Library, published a posthumous collection of his poetry entitled ''A Bend in the Road''.<ref></ref>

⚫ In 2010, Eamon's wife Bonnie published ''Messages: Signs, Visits, and Premonitions from Loved Ones Lost on 9/11.'' The book is a collection of stories regarding people who have had ] experiences with friends and family members who died on September 11.<ref></ref>

==Statistics==

⚫ ===Cornell University===
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
|- ALIGN="center" style="background:#e0e0e0;" |- ALIGN="center" style="background:#e0e0e0;"
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| 1975 || 17 || 31 || 65 || 96 || 5.65 || | 1975 || 17 || 31 || 65 || 96 || 5.65 ||
|- ALIGN="center" |- ALIGN="center"
| 1976 || 16 || 20 || 61 || 81 || 5.71 || | 1976 || 16 || 20 || 61 || 81 ||5.06||
|- ALIGN="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;" |- ALIGN="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 1977 || 13 || 41 || 38 || 79 || 6.56 || | 1977 || 13 || 41 || 38 || 79 ||6.08||
|- ALIGN="center" |- ALIGN="center"
! colspan="1.5" |Totals !! 46 !! 92 !! 164 <sup>'''''(a)'''''</sup> !! 256 !! 5.57 <sup>'''''(b)'''''</sup> !! ! colspan="1.5" |Totals !! 46 !! 92 !! 164 <sup>'''''(a)'''''</sup> !! 256 !! 5.57 <sup>'''''(b)'''''</sup><ref name=Division1LacrosseRecords>{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/LAX_Records/2021/D1Men.pdf|title=Division I Men's Lacrosse Records through 2020|date=2020|accessdate=October 26, 2021|publisher=]}}</ref>
|} |}
: <sup>'''''(a)'''''</sup> 8th in NCAA career assists : <sup>'''''(a)'''''</sup> 5th in NCAA career assists per game<ref name=Division1LacrosseRecords/>
: <sup>'''''(b)'''''</sup> 10th in NCAA career points per game : <sup>'''''(b)'''''</sup> 14th in NCAA career points per game<ref name=Division1LacrosseRecords/>

⚫ ==Writer and poet==
⚫ Known for his athletic talents, McEneaney was also a poet and had desires to write a novel. His family, in partnership with the ], published a posthumous collection of his poetry entitled ''A Bend in the Road''.<ref name=CornellLibrary>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/04/12.9.04/McEneaney_poems.html|title=McEneaney is now a published poet|publisher=]|date=December 9, 2004|accessdate=August 10, 2020|archivedate=December 15, 2004|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041215190258/http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/04/12.9.04/McEneaney_poems.html}}</ref>

⚫ In 2010, Eamon's widow Bonnie published ''Messages: Signs, Visits, and Premonitions from Loved Ones Lost on 9/11'', a collection of stories regarding people who have had ] experiences with friends and family members who died during the September 11 attacks.<ref name=CornellLibrary/>


==Death and legacy== ==Death and legacy==
⚫ ]'s North Pool.]]
At the ], McEneaney is memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-57, alongside other employees of ] killed in the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=662|title=South Pool: Panel N-57 - Eamon J. McEneaney|publisher=]|accessdate=October 29, 2011}}</ref> McEneaney was killed while working for ] on the 105th floor of the ]. His remains were found just five days later. At the ], McEneaney is memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-57, alongside other employees of Cantor Fitzgerald killed in the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=662|title=South Pool: Panel N-57 - Eamon J. McEneaney|publisher=]|accessdate=October 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727095710/http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=662|archive-date=July 27, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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* ]'' April 7, 1975] * {{cite web|author=Marshall, Joe|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1975/04/07/the-french-connection/ |title=The French connection: McEneaney-to-French is the route Cornell hopes to ride to the title|magazine=]|date=April 7, 1975|archive-date=May 31, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531153702/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1089706/index.htm}}
⚫ * {{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/09/nyregion/09poet.html|author=York, Michelle|title=His Poems Did Not Stop For Death|newspaper=]|date=April 7, 2005}}
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American lacrosse player and poet (1954–2001)
Eamon McEneaney
Born(1954-12-23)December 23, 1954
DiedSeptember 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 46)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
ShootsRight
PositionAttack
NCAA teamCornell University
Career highlights
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 1992

Eamon James McEneaney (December 23, 1954 – September 11, 2001) was an All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1975 to 1977 and later an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald who died during the September 11 attacks.

Lacrosse career

McEneaney teamed with Mike French and Dan Mackesey to win the 1976 NCAA Championship, a key part of Cornell teams which won 29 straight games and two straight titles over two seasons.

McEneaney was voted the outstanding player in the 1977 NCAA Championship game, while setting an NCAA tournament record with 25 points in three tournament games, with 11 goals and 14 assists, one of the great lacrosse finals performances.

McEneaney represented the United States in the 1978 World Lacrosse Championships.

McEneaney was inducted into the Cornell Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1992.

McEneaney's jersey number (#10) was retired by Cornell University on April 27, 2002, in tribute to him.

Cornell University lacrosse statistics

Statistics per Cornell University media guides

     
Season GP G A Pts PPG
1975 17 31 65 96 5.65
1976 16 20 61 81 5.06
1977 13 41 38 79 6.08
Totals 46 92 164 256 5.57
5th in NCAA career assists per game
14th in NCAA career points per game

Writer and poet

Known for his athletic talents, McEneaney was also a poet and had desires to write a novel. His family, in partnership with the Cornell University Library, published a posthumous collection of his poetry entitled A Bend in the Road.

In 2010, Eamon's widow Bonnie published Messages: Signs, Visits, and Premonitions from Loved Ones Lost on 9/11, a collection of stories regarding people who have had supernatural experiences with friends and family members who died during the September 11 attacks.

Death and legacy

McEneaney's name is located on Panel N-57 of the National September 11 Memorial's North Pool.

McEneaney was killed while working for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 105th floor of the North Tower. His remains were found just five days later. At the National 9/11 Memorial, McEneaney is memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-57, alongside other employees of Cantor Fitzgerald killed in the September 11 attacks.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Results / Records, Championship Results" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees: Eamon McEneaney". USA Lacrosse. Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  3. "Eamon McEneaney '77". NY Alpha of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. Marshall, Joe (June 7, 1976). "Big Red sticks it to the Terps Cornell came from far behind to win a thriller of an NCAA final". Sports Illustrated.
  5. Marshall, Joe (June 6, 1977). "Cornell's Wild Irish Rose: AS RICHIE MORAN DID THE COACHING AND EAMON MCENEANEY THE SCORING, THE BIG RED BUILT A 9-0 LEAD AND WENT ON TO ROUT JOHNS HOPKINS 16-8 FOR THE NCAA CROWN". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "EAMON MCENEANEY". Cornell University. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  7. Kinnear, Matt (July 1, 2020). "Unearthed Video: Canada's Dramatic 1978 Lacrosse Gold". Inside Lacrosse. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  8. "Eamon McEneaney's Lacrosse Jersey is Officially Retired". Cornell University Athletics. Cornell University. April 27, 2002. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  9. "A Tribute to Brother Eamon McEneaney '77". Sigma Alpha Epsilon. 2002. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Division I Men's Lacrosse Records through 2020" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "McEneaney is now a published poet". Cornell University Library. December 9, 2004. Archived from the original on December 15, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  12. "South Pool: Panel N-57 - Eamon J. McEneaney". National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

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Awards

Preceded byMike French Lt. Raymond Enners Award
1977 		Succeeded byMike O'Neill
Preceded byJack Thomas Jack Turnbull Award
1975 		Succeeded byMike French
Casualties of the September 11 attacks
North Tower
South Tower
The Pentagon
American Airlines Flight 11
United Airlines Flight 175
American Airlines Flight 77
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