Duke Lacrosse Update - Duke University Athletics
Duke Lacrosse Update - Duke University Athletics
Duke Lacrosse Update - Duke University Athletics
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Sportsmanship Award from the National Intercollegiate <strong>Lacrosse</strong> Officials Association in<br />
1994.<br />
A 1976 graduate of Rutgers <strong>University</strong> where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in<br />
environmental science/education, Danowski was a four-year letterman in lacrosse and<br />
continues to hold several Scarlet Knight records. He established school single-game<br />
records for assists (13 vs. Penn State, 1973) and total points (14 vs. Penn State, 1974) and<br />
a single-season standard for assists with 54 in 1973. He currently ranks second on<br />
Rutgers' all-time list for assists (120) and is eighth in total points (177). Danowski, who<br />
helped the Scarlet Knights to NCAA Tournament appearances in 1973 and 1974, was a<br />
three-time recipient of the program's Sasser Award, an honor presented annually to the<br />
team's leader in assists.<br />
Born March 12, 1954 in Bronxville, N.Y., Danowski went on to earn a master's degree in<br />
counseling/college student development from LIU-C.W. Post in 1978.<br />
Danowski's father, Ed, was an All-America halfback on the gridiron at Fordham in 1932<br />
and 1933 who later starred for the New York Giants in the National Football League. The<br />
elder Danowski led the NFL in passing in 1935 and 1938, earning All-NFL honors in<br />
both of those seasons, and guided the Giants to league championships in 1934 and 1938.<br />
He later served as the head football coach at his alma mater from 1946-54.<br />
Danowski and his wife, Patricia, have two children, Kate, a former lacrosse letterwinner<br />
and 2005 graduate of Quinnipiac <strong>University</strong>, and Matt, a 2008 <strong>Duke</strong> graduate, a former<br />
captain of the lacrosse program and current assistant coach for the Blue Devils.