Johns Hopkins University Athletics

A two-sport standout, Jerry Schmidt made his mark on the lacrosse field and is best remembered as the only lacrosse player to ever land on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Schmidt led Johns Hopkins to a three-year record of 23-8 and finished his career with 98 goals after posting 23 as a sophomore, 35 as a junior and 40 as a senior. He earned Third Team All-America honors as a sophomore and First Team All-America status as a junior and senior.

As a senior, he earned the Lt. Col. J.I. Turnbull Reynolds Award as the nation's outstanding attackman and was named to the All-Time Johns Hopkins Team as well.

Schmidt went on to head coaching positions at Hobart and Princeton and was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1982. Schmidt led Hobart to three national titles during his tenure there and was inducted into the Hobart Hall of Fame in 1989.

Schmidt was also a key member of the Johns Hopkins football team during his career at Homewood. He started on the 1959 MAC and Mason Dixon Championship team and led the team in receiving that year. He started on offense and defense during his career.