Four of the best to ever pick up a stick have been selected to the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame. This year’s class includes four former U.S. national team players – Kyle Harrison, Kevin Leveille, Paul Rabil and Joe Walters.
Harrison and Rabil are also both recent inductees into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame with Harrison being inducted in the Class of 2023 and Rabil with the Class of 2024.
Harrison was a three-time All-American midfielder at Johns Hopkins University, earning first team honors in 2004 and 2005, and second team status in 2003. He won the Tewaaraton Trophy in 2005 as the nation’s most outstanding player, and also received the USILA’s Enners Award as the Division I player of the year. His efforts helped the Blue Jays capture the 2005 national championship.
Harrison enjoyed a 16-year professional career in Major League Lacrosse and the Premier Lacrosse League, earning all-star honors nine times. As an international player, he was a member of the U.S. Men’s National team in both 2006 and 2014, capturing the silver medal both times.
As one of the most impactful lacrosse figures of the 21st century, Rabil was inducted as a truly great player. He was a four-time All-American at Johns Hopkins who was the national midfielder of the year in 2007 and a two-time national champion.
Rabil then played five professional indoor seasons in the NLL and 13 outdoor seasons in the MLL and the PLL, the league he co-founded in 2019. Rabil was a seven-time all-star in Major League Lacrosse, and selected as the league’s MVP twice and its offensive player of the year three times. He also won MLL championships in 2011 & 2015. Rabil retired in 2021 as the all-time scoring leader in pro field lacrosse with 657 career points.
Internationally, Rabil played on three U.S. Men’s National Teams (2010, 2014, 2018), twice winning gold. He was also selected to the All-World Team in 2010 & 2014 and named as the most outstanding midfielder in both of those years.
Leveille earned All-America honors three times at Massachusetts, scoring 105 goals in his career. He went on to a highly-successful career in Major League Lacrosse for 10 seasons. He was selected as an all-star seven times and was named All-Pro twice. His 287 career goals still ranks ninth all-time in professional field lacrosse.
An alternate for the 2010 U.S. team that won a gold medal, Leveille was captain of the 2014 U.S. team that won a silver medal in Denver with Harrison and Rabil as teammates. Leveille scored 13 goals in the championship, including a team-high three goals in an 8-5 loss to Canada in the gold medal game.
A star at Maryland, Walters was named ACC Player of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP in 2004. He capped off his college career in 2006 as a Tewaaraton Award finalist and the Jack Turnbull Award winner, honoring the nation's top attackman. He still still holds the program record for game-winning goals (13) and extra-man goals (20), and ranks third all-time in career goals (153). The Terps won two ACC tournament titles during his playing career and reached the final four three times.
A former No. 1 overall draft pick for Major League Lacrosse in 2006, Walters enjoyed an exceptional professional career and is regarded as one of the most dynamic and consistent left-handed players in the sport's history. He won back-to-back championships in 2008 and 2009 with the Rochester Rattlers and Toronto Nationals, was a 10-time All-Star, a four-time All-Pro selection, and remains among the sport's all-time greats. Walters ranks third in career assists (267), fifth in total points (565), eighth in goals (289), and ninth in games played (166).
Walters was the youngest player on the 2006 U.S. team that won a silver medal in Ontario, Canada. He later played for the 2015 U.S. box team, helping the team win a bronze medal after leading the team in scoring with 37 points.
