US Naval Academy

With the death on May 22, 2010 of Charlie Guy, Jr, a Tampa, Florida resident since 1955, a national assemblage of his family, friends, former teammates and players, ex-business associates, and community leaders are joining together to seek his induction into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

US Naval Academy

Annapolis, MD Class of 1946 (1942-1945)

His Accomplishments:

In addition to playing lacrosse, Charlie, during his three years* at the Naval Academy, was a standout football player as an offensive end and also competed on the wrestling team. It was lacrosse, however, for which Charlie would demonstrate his deepest passion and an exceptional ability.

1942-1943: 1^st string defense on Navy’s National Championship Team

1943-1944: 2^nd Team All American as a defender

1944-1945:

1^st Team All American as a defender & Captain of Navy’s National Championship Team

1st Navy lacrosse player ever awarded the William C. Schmeisser Award as the nation's most outstanding defenseman.

Awarded Navy's Stuart Oxnard Miller Memorial Lacrosse Cup as the team's Most Valuable Player

1945-1946: The nation’s best lacrosse defender began defending our country instead of Navy’s lacrosse opponents.

*During the World War II era, many midshipmen helping to fulfill the urgent war executive manpower needs were commissioned after only three years at the Academy, as was the case with Charlie. Most lacrosse historians feel that had he returned for the 1946 season, he would have again repeated as an All American, thus making him one of the few lacrosse players of his generation to receive such honors for 3 out of his 4 years of competition. Nevertheless, his personal athletic performance and the Navy record for these three years is truly remarkable.

Charlie's Other Navy Letters

In addition to his many Varsity Letters earned in his three sports of lacrosse, football, and wrestling, Charlie has the distinction of earning NOT one, BUT TWO Back N's:

The Black N: Not Your Typical Varsity Letter

In the Academy justice system, the midshipmen are prosecuted by two separate yet equally important groups: the officers who uncover the crime, and the Superintendant who prosecutes the offenders.

Time heals all wounds, and also softens the scar from receiving the Naval Academy's mysterious and unsanctioned Black N, turning it into a badge of honor for some. For almost 100 years, this scarlet letter for midshipmen of questionable virtue who have racked up more demerits than most has been a bit of a secret. Many notable, albeit miscreant, alumni claim to have them (one was just spotted by an alum sewn to a sweater hanging on a chair at the Pentagon) and a few proud and brave alumni responded to Shipmate's request for their Black N tales of woe.

My sister, Kathy, and I knew he had been awarded two Black N's as we were still in possession of our dad's Navy bathrobe with all his athletic letters (Soon to be placed in the Navy LAX Hall of Fame). Over the years we'd ask him about his Black N's....but he'd only smile with a embarrassed look on his face and decline to share with us why he was so honored. Foolish us....we thought that his embarrassed look was from modesty!

Finally, when we were in our 50's, dad, with the same look....but now with a HUGE grin, he then shared with us TWO acts of youthful machismo.

For those of you who really want to know the true stories and understand that by 1940 standards...heck even by 2000's standards, they will be pretty racy, please call me personally.

Charlie 3 (Charles H. Guy, lll)

Charlie Guy, Jr.

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With the death on May 22, 2010 of Charlie Guy, Jr, a Tampa, Florida resident since 1955, a national assemblage of his family, friends, former teammates and players, ex-business associates, and community leaders are joining together to seek his induction into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

His Accomplishments:

Charlie's Other Navy Letters

The Black N: Not Your Typical Varsity Letter