Gary Gait

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Gait
Occupation	Lacrosse Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 5, 1967(1967-04-05)
Age	57
Birthplace	Victoria
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Aries

Gary Gait Biography

Gary Gait is one of the most popular and richest Lacrosse Player who was born on April 5, 1967 in Victoria, Canada. Former professional player in lacrosse who took home the World Lacrosse Championship with Canada in the year 2006. He was awarded three Major League Lacrosse titles and was the league’s top scorer seven times.

He as well as He and Rob Pannell were both named MLL Rookie of the Year. were both named MLL Rookies of the Year.

Gary Gait and his twin brother Paul played lacrosse for the Syracuse Orange of Syracuse University from 1987 to 1990, where they set numerous records during their time there. Gait was named an All-American by the USILA four times — three times as a First Team selection and once as an Honorable Mention. Gary graduated as Syracuse University’s all-time goal leader with 192 career goals. He led the Orange to three NCAA DI Championships and was named the NCAA Player of the Year in 1988 and 1990 and the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament in 1990. The Gait twins are also widely known for popularizing innovative plays such as behind-the-back passes and shots and the “Air Gait,” an acrobatic scoring move where they would jump from behind the goal crease and score a goal in mid-air by dunking the ball over the top goal crossbar and land on the opposite side of the crease. This move was later banned in NCAA play.

He was a four-time All-American for the Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team from 1987-90 (including first-team honors from 1988 to 1990), and was on three NCAA championship-winning teams. He twice won the Lt. Raymond Enners Award, given to the most outstanding college lacrosse player, in 1988 and 1990. Gait holds the Syracuse career goals record at 192 and the single-season goals record at 70, an NCAA record until 2008. In 1997, the NCAA Lacrosse Committee named Gait, along with his twin brother and Syracuse teammate, Paul, to the 25th Anniversary Lacrosse team.

He has two kids named Braedon and Taylor Both of them played lacrosse at the college level.

Gary Gait Net Worth

Gary Gait is one of the richest Lacrosse Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Gait 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a star athlete during his time at Syracuse University, twice winning the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the top college player in the nation.

He established the NCAA record in goals scored during one season, scoring seventy.

Gary Charles Gait (born April 5, 1967) is a Canadian retired professional lacrosse player and currently the head coach of the women’s lacrosse team at Syracuse University, where he played the sport collegiately. On January 24, 2017, he was named the Interim Commissioner of the United Women’s Lacrosse League.

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Who is Gary Gait Dating?

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In the two seasons the Washington Power existed, they made it to the playoffs. Gary was there for both of these season and so was his brother Paul, re- uniting them for the first time since 1994 when the both played in Philadelphia. In 2001, Washington lost in a semi-final game to Toronto with a final score of 10 to 9. In 2002, Washington beat Philadelphia in the quarter- finals 10–11 before having a rematch with Toronto in the semi-final where the Power was defeated 11–12. The Washington Power faced low attendance and as such re-located to Colorado where they became the Colorado Mammoth. As with the Thunder and CrosseFire, Gait moved along with the franchise as it re- located once again.

Facts & Trivia

Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Lacrosse Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Gary Gait celebrates birthday on April 5 of every year.

Gait, along with his brother, had outstanding seasons with the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association. Gait won the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy as most valuable player of the Mann Cup as a Shamrock in 1997, and shared the most valuable player award with his brother Paul in 1999.

Top Facts about Gary Gait

1. Gary Gait is a Canadian lacrosse player and coach.
2. He was born on April 5, 1967, in Victoria, British Columbia.
3. Gait played for Syracuse University from 1987-1990.
4. He won the Tewaaraton Award twice in college (1988, 1990).
5. Gait played professionally for the Philadelphia Wings and Baltimore Thunder.
6. He won six NLL championships as a player and two as a coach.
7. Gait has coached at Syracuse University since 2007.
8. He led Team Canada to gold medals at the World Lacrosse Championships in 2006 and 2010.
9. Gait was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2005.
10. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest lacrosse players of all time.

How much does Gary Gait make?

Walker mourns the loss of SU’s competitive swimming program and at the end of his letter he congratulates Gary Gait on his $700,000 salary as head coach of SU’s women lacrosse team.

Who was better Paul or Gary Gait?

Gary holds the record with an average of 3.21 while Paul was only slightly behind at 3.20. The next closest is John Grant Jr. at 2.81. The Gaits are so close in their averages that if Gary had scored one fewer goal over his career, or if Paul had scored one more, Paul would hold the record and Gary would be second.

Does Gary Gait own Gait lacrosse?

NEW! Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse men’s lacrosse coach Gary Gait said he is gathering details of the name, image and likeness agreement that the country’s top recruit in the Class of 2022 made with Gait Lacrosse, an equipment manufacturer owned by his brother, Paul.

How old is Gary Gait?

55 years (April 5, 1967)

Who is the richest lacrosse player?

Paul Rabil is the highest-paid professional lacrosse player in the world to date.