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ARMY’S X-MAN


Alex Daly draws from rollerblading and karate


Meet Dale. No, not NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale is Alex Daly, a midfielder and


faceoff man for Army. The team affectionately calls this junior Dale. He’s the leader of the Black Knights’ “pit crew,” their term for the faceoff unit that also includes long stick Jimbo D’Aprile and short stick Al DeStefano on the wings.


Earnhardt just happens to be Daly’s favorite athlete. He grew up in New Market, Md., watching the famous No. 88 racecar alongside his father, a former Marine. Daly’s military lineage dates back to his great-great grandfather and includes three West Point cadets. Before lacrosse, Daly excelled in karate and aggressive inline skating. If you’ve seen the Disney movie “Brink,” that’s what Daly thought he would do for a living — rollerblading at ESPN’s X-Games. But in high school, including a post-grad year at U.S. Military Academy Prep School (MAPS), Daly’s attention shifted to lacrosse, a sport that utilized his balance and awareness from rollerblading and the discipline and his quickness from karate. “The thing that helps in the military that translates from the field is the mentality that comes with it, the never- quit attitude, which is instilled in us the moment we step on this campus,” Daly said. “You see it in the weight room. You see it out on the field. That’s why you see a lot of guys doing great things in their military careers, because they were former lacrosse players.” — M.S.


52 LACROSSE MAGAZINE » November 2014 A Publication of US Lacrosse


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