John Tillman (lacrosse)

John Tillman is an American lacrosse coach who was also a professional player. Born around 1970 and a native of Corning, New York, he served in the United States Navy as a fleet support officer, then played college lacrosse at Colgate and Cornell, where he moved from goalkeeper to defensive midfielder and graduated in 1991. He played professionally in the National Lacrosse League for the Baltimore Thunder from 1997 to 1999 and the Washington Power in 2000, and with the Toyota Lacrosse Club, which won a world championship in 2000. As a coach he worked at Ithaca College and the Naval Academy, led Harvard from 2007, and was hired by the University of Maryland in 2010 to lead its men's lacrosse team, which reached the NCAA championship game in his first season.