Born in Virginia but raised in Baltimore, Brooke Tunstall was first exposed to lacrosse is his pre-teens. At age 11 his family moved to Mt. Washington, only a short distance from the famous Mt. Washington Club. This proximity was to prove decisive in developing a deep and abiding love for the game of lacrosse. As a water boy for the club's team, he was able to observe and emulate the great stars of the 1930s -- the Turnbull brothers, Fritz Stude, Lorne Guild and others. He attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute where he was named first team All-Maryland in 1938-40.

Few individuals have contributed as much to the game of lacrosse in the role of player, coach, and administrator as Buzzy Budnitz. After being honored as a first team All-Maryland attackman in 1949, Buzzy matricualted from City College to Johns Hopkins University where he was later to become a member of the All-Time Johns Hopkins Team. His first varsity year at Hopkins he was named to the honorable mention All-American team and quickly ascended in 1952 to first team All-American.