Michael "Mike" G French was born on May 13,1953 and is a former three-time All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1974 to 1976, teaming with fellow lacrosse Hall of Fame members Eamon McEneaney, Dan Mackesey, Bill Marino, Tom Marino, Bob Hendrickson, Chris Kane, and Richie Moran to lead the Cornell Big Red to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1976.
13 Facts About Mike French
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Mike French is ranked in the top 20 all-time in College Lacrosse scoring with 296 career points, 4th in career points-per-game behind fellow Canadian Stan Cockerton, and 7th in career goals.
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Mike French was named the USILA player of the year in 1976.
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Mike French was a member of the Sphinx Head society while at Cornell.
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Mike French played for the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League Philadelphia Wings in 1987, leading the league in goals during its inaugural season.
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Mike French coached the Wings for one season in 1994, guiding them to a 6 and 2 record as well as the MILL title.
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Mike French had been with the Wings since their inception in 1987 and joined the team's ownership group prior to the start of the 1998 season.
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Mike French is currently part of the ownership group of the New England Black Wolves which took over the retired Wings franchise.
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Mike French began playing box lacrosse in Niagara-on-the-Lake and St Catharines, Ontario, Canada, and did not play field lacrosse until his freshman season at Cornell.
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Mike French captained the Canadian National Team to the 1978 World Lacrosse Championships upset over a heavily favored US National Team.
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Mike French was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1991, the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2001, and the NLL Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Mike French is one of only a few members of both the Canadian and US Lacrosse Halls of Fame.
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Mike French is an investor in Baggataway Tavern, located in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.