Curtis Manning (lacrosse)

Curtis Manning is a Canadian professional lacrosse player, born on 3 December 1987 in New Westminster, British Columbia. He turned professional in 2010 and has spent his whole career in the National Lacrosse League with the Calgary Roughnecks, wearing number 10 and playing defence. Before that he starred for the New Westminster Salmonbellies in junior lacrosse, where he was named Inside Lacrosse Indoor Junior Defender of the Year in 2008, and for Simon Fraser University, where he earned All-American honours and two conference most valuable player awards. The Roughnecks drafted him sixth overall in 2008 and he made the league All-Rookie Team in 2010. That summer he won a silver medal with Canada at the World Lacrosse Championship in Manchester. Alongside the sport he trained in medicine at the University of British Columbia and now works as a family doctor.