Casey Powell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Casey Powell

American lacrosse player

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1976

Place of Birth: West Carthage, New York, United States

Profession: lacrosse player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Casey Powell

  • Casey Powell (born February 18, 1976) is an American former college and professional lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York.
  • In 1998, he graduated from Syracuse University, where he was a four-time USILA All-American.
  • Powell was the NCAA Division I Most Outstanding Player in 1997 and 1998.
  • Powell was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017.Powell played in Major League Lacrosse, the semi-professional field lacrosse league, from its first year in 2001 through 2016, although he played in only 8 games between 2009 and 2013.
  • Yet Powell ranks sixth in goals (243), second in assists (237), and third in points (484) on the MLL career totals list as of 2017.
  • Powell also tops the all-time MLL playoff point chart with 40.
  • In 2005 and 2014, he won the MLL Offensive Player of the Year award.
  • Powell earned the MVP award in 2014 at age 38. After retiring from professional lacrosse, Powell shifted focus to other business and philanthropic endeavors.
  • Powell started the World Lacrosse Foundation, a non-profit organization for the advancement of lacrosse in 2015.
  • He is a founder of Speed Lacrosse, a modified version of the sport. His two younger brothers, Ryan and Mikey, were also lacrosse stars at Syracuse, where they all wore jersey number 22.

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