US Lacrosse Features HobartΓÇÖs Soul Patrol
3 December 2020 US Lacrosse Features Hobarts Soul Patrol
Before the 2001 Minnesota Twins outfield of Torii Hunter, Jacques Jones and Matt Lawton adopted the moniker Soul Patrol, there was Hobarts all-Black midfield unit of Malcolm Anderson 87, Ray Tiny Crawford 87 and Mark Skip Darden 87.
US Lacrosse Magazinerecently featured the trio in a story, The Inside Story of Hobarts historic Soul Patrol.' The article was born out of a podcast published in February featuring the former Statesmen, A History of African Americans In Lacrosse: Part 4 hosted by Dr. Fred Opie, who played lacrosse at Syracuse.
The article reflects on their admission to Hobart, As soon as I stepped foot on campus, my mom looked at me and said, This is where youre going to go, isnt it? I said, Mom I cant say no. This is heaven,' said Anderson.
The piece also touts the programs dominance on the field with Anderson, Crawford and Darden helping Hobart win four straight Division III national championships while outscoring opponents by 425 goals, and praises beloved Coach Dave Urick. Darden compares the 10-time national championship winning coach to a certain 10-time World Series winning catcher. Hes like the Yogi Berra of lacrosse because of his sayings.
Anderson and Darden also note their growth as scholars thanks to the influence of former Student Resource Center Chair Dean James Henderson 75. He helped us as Black athletes transition from being on the lacrosse field, being rising stars, to being even better students, said Darden.