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The US Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, located in Baltimore, Maryland on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, showcases the history of the game of lacrosse, from its Native American origins to its present day modern form.

On display are photographs, art, vintage equipment and uniforms, trophies, and other memorabilia and artifacts relating to the sport of lacrosse. Exhibits are also found on important persons of the game of Lacrosse in the museum’s Hall of Fame.

The mission statement of the US Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame is as follows:

It is our mission to honor men and women, past and present, who by their deeds as players, coaches, officials, and/or contributors, and by the example of their lives, personify the great contribution of the sport of Lacrosse to our way of life, and to enshrine such individuals in the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. In addition, we will maintain a museum, depository or showplace for memorabilia, artifacts, equipment, uniforms, written material and documents relating to and descriptive of the sport of Lacrosse and its history, including its Native American origins.

US Lacrosse has inducted members into the National Hall of Fame annually since 1957.

The process of nomination and induction of individuals is the same for men and women (although the processes are run separately) and is as follows: [1]

1. Nominations are made through questionnaires which are kept on file with US Lacrosse and are expected to be kept up-to-date. Nominations must designate a category (see Induction Categories below)
2. After reviewing and evaluating all questionnaires, the Nomination Committees selects the top twenty-five candidates believed to be the best qualified for election
3. An alphabetized list of candidates is mailed to all Hall of Fame voters (suggested to be at least 50)
4. Voters rank what they believe to be the 15 most-qualified candidates on a scale of 1-15 (1 being most qualified) and return ballot to the Nomination Committees
5. The Nomination Committees tabulates the results from the ballots
6. The top 15 candidates, as tabulated from the ballots, will, save for a special situation, be the pool of individuals the Nomination Committees to chose from for induction
7. The Nomination Committees chose five individuals to nominate to the US Lacrosse Board of Directors (USL BOD)
8. After presentations by the Nomination Committees, the USL BOD will chose a maximum of five inductees from each group, men's and women's

• Only one inductee, per class (one men’s, one women’s) may be from each college/university
• Only one inductee, per class (one men’s, one women’s) may be inducted under each of the Coach, Official/Umpire and Contributor categories
• In order to be officially nominated for induction a candidate must receive a 75% approval vote from their applicable Nomination Committee

• A truly great Player: only for players who have had at least 15 years lapse from scheduled college graduation year
• A truly great Coach: only for coaches who have been retired for at least 5 years or who have been active lacrosse coaches for at least 25 years
• A truly great Official/Umpire: only for officials (men's) and umpires (women's) who have been retired for at least 5 years or who have been active officials or umpires for alteast 25 years
• A truly great Contributor: An individual who has demonstrated long, dedicated and exceptional service and contributions to the game. Unless specifically determined by the Nomination Committee to be different, to be inducted in this category, a Contributor must be at least 20 years active with the sport of lacrosse in one or more capacities. The contributor category is also to be used to recognize contributions

made in more than one capacity (any combination of player, official/umpire and coach) and it may also be used to recognize individuals that previously would have been included in the “Old Timer” category.

• Members of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame (alphabetical)
• Members of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame (chronological)
• Members of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame (by affiliation)

• Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame Website