GERALD “JERRY” KENDALL

GERALD “JERRY” KENDALL Jerry Kendall, lacrosse’s Golden Jet of the ’20s and 30s, played with Brampton Excelsior Ontario Amateur Lacrosse Association Junior, Intermediate and Senior Championship clubs. Kendall was a member of the Excelsior’s 1930 Mann Cup Canadian senior lacrosse champions. His career spanned field and box-lacrosse eras and he earned Ontario and Canadian all-star rating. In 1931, Kendall was the first choice of the Toronto Maple Leafs in Canada’s first professional box-lacrosse league. As a member of the Leafs, Kendall’s name made sports headlines as he was second to Montreal Maroons’ Lionel Conacher in league scoring. A member of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Kendall also excelled as a referee. He was so esteemed as an official that he refereed in both East and West playoffs which included the 1939 Mann Cup series in New Westminster. In addition to refereeing, Kendall was also an outstanding coach. His Army Bullets lost an Ontario senior title bid in a playoff with the Mimico-Brampton Combines. He coached senior Excelsior teams from ’47’51 and guided juvenile and junior teams while still playing senior. Inducted November 23, 1983