BERT LARGE

BERT LARGE Bert Large, a dynamic Brampton Excelsior Lacrosse Club net-minder, who starred in both field and box-lacrosse eras, guided Brampton to a Canadian Mann Cup field lacrosse in 1930 and a Mann Cup box-lacrosse title in 1942. In 1931, Large turned professional with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bert was described as Canada’s greatest goalkeeper, the pride of Brampton, in 1931 and ’32. After two years in the professional ranks, Large returned to the Excelsiors. Large, who is a member of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, won the Mike Kelly Award as the most valuable player in the 1942 Mann Cup final as Mimico-Brampton Combines defeated New Westminster Salmon-bellies for Canadian senior lacrosse supremacy. Failure of a knee cartilage operation, following the 1943 Mann Cup playoffs, cut short Large’s box-lacrosse career. Prior to his injury, Large was extremely mobile, boasted great reflexes and was one of the best stick goaltenders of all-time. Inducted November 23, 1983