Although having never seen a lacrosse stick until age 16, when he arrived at Phillips Exeter Academy, Henry Fish became a two-year varsity midfielder at Exeter and was selected All-Club in 1942. As team captain in 1943, Fish helped Exeter to capture the New England League championship that year. After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1943-44, Fish attended Princeton University where he was a three-time varsity midfielder and face-off man. 

Bob Merrick's association with lacrosse began at Gilman School in Baltimore where he won championships in 1949 and 1950, as well as a second team All-Maryland selection in 1950. As a four-year varsity player at Yale, where he won division championships in 1952, 1953 and 1954, Merrick earned All-New England honors three times. He started for the winning North team in the 1954 North/South Collegiate All-Star Game. Merrick was a three time club all-star while playing for Mt. Washington for six years, winning national club championships in 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1962.

Joe Sollers, Jr., a four-time All-Maryland goalie at Boys Latin from 1943-1947, enlisted in the Navy as a junior in high school and served 18 months before returning to graduate from Boys Latin in 1947. In 1945, Sollers was honored as the first recipient of the C. Markland Kelly High School Award for the outstanding high school player. Sollers was a three-time All-American at Johns Hopkins from 1949-1951, playing on the 1949 co-championship team and the 1950 championship team.

Jay D. Connor, Jr. captained the 1968 Towson (Md.) High School team that won the Baltimore County Championship. An attackman at the University of Virginia, he was a two-time first-team All-American. Connor was the offensive catalyst on national championship teams in 1970 and 1972, captained the lacrosse and soccer teams his final two years, was selected MVP in soccer in the Commonwealth his last year, and was chosen Virginia's outstanding athlete in 1972. He was selected to play in the 1972 North-South Collegiate All-Star Game.

Bill Thomas' impact on lacrosse began in 1933 at City College as a varsity midfielder, where he led City to the 1934 and 1935 championships. After attending Western Maryland College on a football scholarship, Thomas began his 42 years of coaching for Maryland public schools in 1939. He won county championships in three sports his first year. As head coach for championship teams in lacrosse, football and basketball at Forest Park in 1944-1945, he coached his first future All-Americans.

Haussermann played lacrosse for the Boston and Virginia Women's Lacrosse Associations. Her contributions to the administration of the game have been unsurpassed. She was a very active president of the Virginia Women's Lacrosse Association, which helped it grow. She was president of the United States Women's Association from 1968-74. In 1986, she built up the USWLA home office, served as the organization's first executive director until 1990, and was instrumental in initiating USWLA fund-raising programs.

John DeTommaso, a standout defenseman for Johns Hopkins and the U.S. team, was inducted as a truly great player.

Schuyler was not only one of the first players of her era, but also one of the most versatile players of all time. She played midfield for the United States Team from 1935 to 1939. She also played first home (crease attack) for the 1946 U.S. Team and goalie for the 1948 U.S. Team. She was the first woman inducted to the Boston University Hall of Fame.

In 1947, Eisenbrandt was the C. Markland Kelly Award recipient as the outstanding player in the MSA while at Poly. Fred then went on to achieve All-American honors as a midfielder at Duke. He earned Second Team All-American honors in 1951, and Honorable Mention in 1948 and 1950. He played in the 1951 North/South All-Star game before playing for Mt. Washington LC, where he co-captained one of the Open Champion teams.

Nevin D. "Ned" Harkness, one of lacrosse's most successful coaches, was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a truly great coach who has contributed noteworthy services to the game of lacrosse over the years.

Harkness started the program at RPI and from 1945-56 led the school to a record of 136-21-1, including a USILA co-national championship in 1952. He was also the coach of the North All-Star team in the 1952 North-South All-Star game.