Chris Sanderson

Chris Sanderson was a Canadian lacrosse goaltender and coach who died of brain cancer on June 28, 2012, at the age of 38. He came from the Sanderson lacrosse family of Orangeville, Ontario, and was a cousin of the National Lacrosse League players Josh, Phil and Nate Sanderson and a son of Mann Cup winner and hall of fame inductee Bill Gerrie. In box lacrosse he played for Major Series Lacrosse clubs including Six Nations and the Brampton Excelsiors and for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League, where he appeared in parts of five seasons as a goaltender, and he later served as an assistant coach of the Philadelphia Wings from 2005 to 2007. At field lacrosse he led the University of Virginia Cavaliers to two NCAA Final Fours and played in four world championships with the Canadian national team. He was named to the All-World team at goaltender at the 2006 and 2010 world championships and, according to the article, was the first person to be named All-World goalie three times. He represented Canada at the 2010 championship in England while undergoing treatment for glioblastoma, helping Canada to a silver medal.