J. R. Castle

Last updated • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
J. R. Castle
NationalityAmerican
NLL team Philadelphia Wings
NCAA team Drexel University
North Carolina State
Pro career 1987

James "J.R." Castle of Glenside, Pennsylvania, is a former American lacrosse player with the Philadelphia Wings of National Lacrosse League. A William Penn Charter School graduate, Castle played collegiate lacrosse with the Drexel Dragons, after transferring from the now-defunct North Carolina State lacrosse program. [1] While at Drexel, Castle earned all-East Coast Conference honors.

After college, Castle played club lacrosse. At age 28, Castle joined the Philadelphia Wings for their inaugural season in 1987, playing with well-known lacrosse figures such as Mike French, Henry Ciccarone Jr., and John Grant Sr. Castle's son, George Castle, joined the Wings' inaugural team during its 2009 season. [2] They are believed to be the first father-son duo to appear as player's in the league's history.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-Prep Star Goes to Pros- Indoor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 19, 1987. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Like Father, Like Son". Pennsylvania Lacrosse Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-01-21.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.