Born in Annapolis, Simmons attended public schools there and later attended the University of Maryland, where he was a starting defenseman for four years on the lacrosse team. Simmons helped Maryland to 23 straight wins and two undefeated national collegiate championships (1955 and 1956) during his four-year career, earning first team All-America honors in those two title seasons. In 1956, he was a member of the victorious South All-Star Team. Simmons also won the Powell Award for Service and Advancement of Lacrosse at Maryland and the William C.

At Washington and Lee University, Bauer was a three-time first team All-American in 1972, 1973 and 1974. A midfielder for the Generals, Bauer was instrumental in the team reaching the NCAA semifinals before suffering losses in 1973 to Maryland and in 1974 to Johns Hopkins. In 1973, Bauer won the Wheelwright Trophy as Washington & Lee's Most Valuable Player. Bauer represented Washington & Lee in the 1974 North/South Collegiate All-Star game.

At Maryland, Urso earned first team All-American honors in 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976. He is one of only four players in the history of intercollegiate lacrosse to have accomplished this. Urso played midfield for the Terrapins, winning the NCAA Division I National Championship in 1973 and 1975. He was a member of Maryland's Atlantic Coast Conference Championship teams of 1973, 1974 and 1976. Urso won the William P. Cole, III Memorial Trophy as Maryland's Most Valuble Player, and still holds the record for goals by a Maryland midfielder with 127.

Kevin M. Cook, an attackman who graduated from Cornell in 1984, was inducted as a truly great player. Cook earned All-American honors at the high school, junior college, and university levels, and went on to win world championships with the 1990 and 1994 U.S. national teams.

"Bruno" Albertson was a graceful and agile attackman at the United States Naval Academy. He earned first team All-American honors in 1924, 1925 and 1926, and third-team All-American honors in 1923. In 1926, Albertson had the honor of being selected captain of the Navy lacrosse team.

While at the Naval Academy, Albertson also lettered in football in 1924 and 1925. Admired by his fellow midshipmen, Albertson was chosen by his peers to be class president of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1926.

Roy Simmons Jr. earned honorable mention All-American honors in 1957 and 1958 at Syracuse. An attackman for the Orangemen, Simmons was the second leading scorer at Syracuse in 1957, behind fellow Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee Jim Brown. In 1958, Simmons was chosen to be team captain, and represented Syracuse in the North/South Collegiate All-Star game.

John W. Patterson, who played both defense and attack and graduated from Springfield College in 1951, was inducted as an outstanding player, who was also an outstanding coach or official, who has contributed noteworthy service to the game.

A two-time All-New England player in college, he played Native American box lacrosse for 33 years. He also spent over 20 years coaching at Kenwood (Md.) High School, Niagara University, the Buffalo Lacrosse Club and the Iroquois All-Stars.

Dick Garber enrolled at Springfield as a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and baseball, but found himself in reserve positions behind older students who were veterans returning from WWII. After his sophomore basketball season, Garber laid down his bat, picked up a lacrosse stick and played in the first game he ever saw. As a junior, he played football and lacrosse. Playing only lacrosse his last year, Garber captained the team and earned All-New England status. 

At Johns Hopkins, Kowalchuk earned first team All-American honors in 1972, 1973 and 1974. A midfielder for the Blue Jays, Kowalchuk was a member of the 1974 NCAA Division I national championship team. He represented Hopkins in the 1974 North/South Collegiate All-Star game. That same year, Kowalchuk was awarded the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the Outstanding Player in Division I. Hopkins awarded Kowalchuk the Turnbull-Reynolds Award for Outstanding Sportsmanship and Leadership in 1974, and the Penniman Award as the Outstanding Midfielder in 1972, 1973 and 1974.

Anne O. Coakley, an attack wing on the 1951 U.S. Women's Lacrosse Association (USWLA) Touring Team and the coach of the 1970 Touring Team, was inducted as an outstanding player, who was also an outstanding coach or official, who has contributed noteworthy services to the game.

Coakley was on the USWLA first team in 1950 and on the reserve team in 1949 and 1952. In 1960 she started the lacrosse program at Bridgewater (Mass.) State College and coached that team from 1965-1978.