Joe Comeau (lacrosse)

Joe Comeau, nicknamed the Quiet Man, is a retired Canadian amateur and professional box lacrosse goaltender, born on June 24, 1940. He switched from defence to goal at age 12 and rose to the Junior A New Westminster Salmonbellies, helping them win the 1960 Minto Cup. He spent most of his career with the Salmonbellies in the Western Lacrosse Association, took a turn with the Portland Adanacs in the National Lacrosse Association in 1968, and won the Mann Cup national championship four times, in 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1976. He was named most valuable player in the WLA playoffs and regular season, made seven all-star teams and won the Nicholson Trophy as the league's top goaltender four times. He was elected to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983, and the Salmonbellies dynasty he belonged to was inducted in 2004.