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The Tewaaraton Award Foundation Announces It Will Honor Sid Jamieson with the "Spirit of Tewaaraton Award"
The Tewaaraton Award Foundation announces it will honor Sid Jamieson, the coach of the Bucknell Bison men's lacrosse team, for his outstanding career. Sid Jamieson follows A.B. "Buzzy" Kronkard and Diane M. Geppi-Aikens as the third recipient of the "Spirit of Tewaaraton" award. The award will be presented at the Fifth Annual Tewaaraton Award Foundation Ceremony on June 2nd in Washington, D.C.
Sid Jamieson will retire at the end of this season after 38 years as head coach at Bucknell; he is the only head coach in the history of the Bucknell mens lacrosse program. Jamieson enjoyed excellent success on the field, posting a 234-227 record over his career including seven championships in three different conferences. In 1996, the Bison enjoyed their most successful season, going undefeated while winning both the Patriot League and the Division I USILA coach of the year honors.
In addition to these accomplishments, he was also an avid spokesperson for the American Indian influence on the sport. An American Indian himself, his parents were raised on the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Brantford, Ontario. Jamieson has been involved with the Iroquois National Team, serving as head coach from 1983-1986, followed by executive director, and currently serving as an emeritus member of the executive board. In addition to this he has given many lectures educating and motivating American Indian youth as well as speaking out at Bucknell on Native issues.
This award follows a long list of lacrosse honors for Jamieson. He won the Gen. George M. Gelston Award in 1985 for representing the symbol of the game and the Howdy Myers Memorial Award as college lacrosse's "Man of the Year" in both 1986 and 1996. In 2003 he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
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