Bill McGlone (born April 24, 1984) is a professional

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player from Ridley, Pennsylvania. McGlone plays for the

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and the

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of the

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Collegiate career

McGlone was a three-time

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for the

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Terps, and twice named to the All- ACC team. In 2006, he was the only repeat first team USILA All-American selection from the 2005 team. He was also the first team captain selected as a junior in 30 years and retained the position his senior in 2006. He attended Ridley High School outside of Philadelphia, where he was an 2 time All-American in lacrosse, All-state Receiver/Cornerback in football and an All-Delco point guard for the basketball team. McGlone teamed with Brett Moyer to win two straight Pennsylvania high school lacrosse title, and where he was an all-state football player as wide receiver.

MLL career

McGlone was selected 5th overall in the 2006

Collegiate Draft by the

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. He played ten games for the Bayhawks in the 2006 Season. During the

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, McGlone was traded to the

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NLL career

McGlone was drafted with the 3rd pick of the 4th round on the 2006 NLL Entry Draft by the

Chicago Shamrox The Chicago Shamrox were an American professional lacrosse team that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in the 2007 and 2008 NLL seasons. Home matches were played at the Sears Centre in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The ...

. He was awarded Rookie of the Week honours in week 2 of the 2007 season for leading the Shamrox to their first franchise victory. After the season, McGlone was named to the All-Rookie team. On March 24, 2007, McGlone (who attended

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) played in front of his hometown crowd versus the

. In honor of high school teammate, Nick Colleluori, who died from non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in November 2006, McGlone donated his game salary to the HEADstrong Foundation for Cancer Research. Colleluori, who attended

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, was also honored by Blake Miller of the New York Titans earlier in the season. McGlone scored three goals and recorded one assist in the contest. Shortly before the 2009 season began, the Shamrox suspended operations, and a dispersal draft was held. McGlone was selected third overall by the

Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. The Rock play their home ga ...

. After one season with the Rock, McGlone was traded to the

along with Kevin Huntley for Peter Jacobs.

Statistics

University of Maryland

NLL

Reference:

MLL

Accomplishments

*''2006 NCAA Division I First Team All-American'' *''2005 NCAA Division I First Team All-American''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGlone, Bill 1984 births Living people American lacrosse players Chicago Shamrox players Major League Lacrosse players Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse players Sportspeople from Delaware County, Pennsylvania People from Ridley Township, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Wings players Lacrosse players from Pennsylvania Toronto Rock players Ridley High School alumni