Tim Nelson (lacrosse)

Tim Nelson is an American lacrosse attackman born around 1963 who became one of the most decorated offensive players in the history of college lacrosse. He began his collegiate career at North Carolina State in 1982 and moved to Syracuse University after the Wolfpack program was cancelled, playing for the Orange from 1983 to 1985 and earning first-team All-American honours in all three seasons. Paired with Brad Kotz, he helped Syracuse win the 1983 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship and reach the title game again in 1984 and 1985. His 1984 season of 103 points was then the second highest single-season total, and he finished with 99 goals and 221 assists for 320 points in 58 games, eighth on the all-time NCAA Division I scoring list. He received the Jack Turnbull Award as the national attackman of the year in 1983, 1984 and 1985, was named to the NCAA Lacrosse Committee's 25th Anniversary Team, and was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2012. After playing he coached collegiate lacrosse for 15 years, at Dartmouth and then Utica College, and later moved into college advancement work.