Richard Irving Edell (2017) - Hall of Fame

Richard Irving Edell

Induction:
2017

Dick Edell served as Army’s men’s lacrosse head coach from 1977 to 1983. He is a 2004 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee and was honored with the 1978 F. Morris Touchstone Award as the National Coach of the Year by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). In 2016 he was inducted into the inaugural class of the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

During his tenure, Army made four NCAA Tournament appearances. Edell coached 28 All-Americans at Army and compiled a 66-24 (.733) record in seven seasons at the helm. He currently ranks second all-time at West Point in career winning percentage and fifth in wins with 66.

Edell coached Army to 10 or more wins in five of his seven seasons at the helm. He retired with the fifth most wins (282 in 29 seasons) in college lacrosse history and was the sixth all-time winningest coach with a .696 winning percentage. At the time of his retirement, he owned the second-most wins among active coaches, behind only Jack Emmer.

Edell also served as Army’s head men’s soccer coach, compiling a record of 20-14-8 from 1979to 81. He has already been inducted into the University of Maryland Hall of Fame (2002), Towson University Hall of Fame (1980), US Lacrosse Potomac Chapter Hall of Fame, US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame, and University of Baltimore Hall of Fame.