Two old friends speak to the spiritual and natural meaning lived out by a legendary artisan of wooden lacrosse sticks.
For Oren Lyons and Roy Simmons Jr., Alfie Jacques Award all about his knowledge of true value
Oren Lyons and Roy Simmons Jr. have already experienced what might seem like the ultimate forms of tribute. There’s a building named for Lyons, an internationally renowned faithkeeper from the Onondaga Nation, at Syracuse University. A statue of Simmons, alongside a matching one of his late father — they both were lacrosse-coaching legends at SU — keeps vigil on Orange student-athletes as they come and go from practice. Yet Lyons and Simmons both say an award they’ll accept side-by-side in mid-September holds extraordinary lifetime meaning.
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The Alfie Jacques Ambassador Award
As a proud citizen of the Onondaga Nation Turtle Clan, Alfie understood that lacrosse is more than a game. It is medicine. Wherever he went he taught people about the importance of the living wooden stick and reminded us that there are some things you can never get from a piece of plastic and carbon fiber. Thank you for helping to support and carry this legacy forward.
