Rich Kilgour

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Rich Kilgour
Born (1967-04-05) April 5, 1967 (age 52)
Niagara Falls, NY, United States
NationalityUnited States
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 pounds (84 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionTransition
NLL teams Buffalo Bandits
Pro career 1992–2009
NLL Hall of Fame, 2010

Rich Kilgour (born January 14, 1969) is a retired professional lacrosse player and current coach for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League. He joined the Bandits in 1992 as a training camp invitee, and spent the next 18 years as a defensive specialist with the Bandits, 12 of those as team captain. His teams made the playoffs 13 times, played in eight championship games, and won four. [1]

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Since retiring from the playing box, Kilgour has served as an assistant coach with the Bandits. He served as the head coach of the Niagara County Community College lacrosse program from 2009 to 2014, and served as the head coach of the Iroquois Nationals for the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship and again in 2019. As head coach of the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse, Kilgour has coached back-to-back Mann Cup winning squads in 2013 and 2014. [3]

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In recognition of his achievements in the NLL, Kilgour was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and the NLL Hall of Fame 2010. [4] His number, 16, was retired by the Bandits on April 16, 2011. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rich Kilgour Retires". 16 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Rodriguez, Miguel (25 January 2009). "Legendary Bandit to start NCCC lacrosse program". The Buffalo News . Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Iroquois Nationals Name Coaching Staff for 2015 FIL World Indoor Lax Championship". 23 December 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Bailey, Budd (23 February 2010). "Rich Kilgour picked for NLL's Hall of Fame". The Buffalo News . Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Jafari, Michael (13 April 2011). "Rich Kilgour Deserving of Jersey Retirement". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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