Victor Ross

Victor K. Ross (13 November 1900 to 1974) was an American lacrosse player, coach and organizer who was born in Kiszalo, Hungary. After graduating from Bridgeport High School in 1918 he attended Syracuse University, where he played both soccer and lacrosse, and he then earned a law degree from Syracuse Law School in 1924 and went into private law practice. For the Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse team he led all United States college players in scoring in 1921 and 1922, and in 1923 he led Syracuse to the International Lacrosse Trophy Championship in Great Britain. He was named an All-American three times, in 1922, 1923 and 1924, and The Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports called him the all-time All-America lacrosse player. After college he played for amateur clubs in New York State, coached at Syracuse University and Brooklyn College, helped bring lacrosse to several other colleges and was an organizer of the Box Lacrosse League. He was elected to the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1962 and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.