With the death on May 22, 2010 of Charlie Guy, Jr, a Tampa, Florida resident since 1955, a national assemblage of his family, friends, former teammates and players, ex-business associates, and community leaders are joining together to seek his induction into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Charlie Stories
Jim Shaler: Charlie Guy, Jr.’s 1st Night at Tampa Bay Lacrosse Club Practice
In 1995, I took over running the Tampa Bay Lacrosse Club. Our numbers were a little on the light side and I had a friend at the Tampa Tribune run an add looking for experienced players. Charlie Guy, Jr. called me and said he was interested. He said that he was a little old, but that that he was willing to contribute wherever he could. (He was 71 years old.)
Charlie Guy Jr. '46 Finished the Race!!
05/23/2010 NAVYLAX.ORG by Buddy Garland USNA '84
Saturday morning, May 22nd, while a number of lacrosse teams were preparing for upcoming NCAA Quarterfinal match-ups and the USNA Class of 2010 was preparing for graduation, the Navy Lacrosse Alumni felt a twinge in our hearts as one of the greats finished the race.
Charlie Guy Jr. '46 (born Charles Howgate Guy Jr.) was Navy's first Schmeisser Award winner as the nation's best Defenseman in 1945….and started a tradition that has carried on to 8 fellow Schmeisser winners:
Stanley "Swede" Swanson '54, John Raster '55, Mike Coughlin '64 (won in '63), Jim "Soupy" Campbell '64, Pat Donnelly '65, Carl Tamulevich '68, Greg Murphy '70, and Jake Lawlor '75 and……numerous All American defensemen like Phil Ryan '50, Neil Reich '61, Fred Lewis '62, John Padgett '69, Karl Schwelm '71, Steve Soules '76, Steve Hincks '78, Ernie Styron '80, Mike McLaughlin '81, John Korn '82, Joe Papetti '85, Nick Ammatucio '88, Shan Byrne '89, Sean Donnelly '92, Kevin Caradona '93, Chad Donnelly '00, Chris Stebbings '03, Mitch Hendler '05, Jordan DiNola '08 and Andy Tormey '09.