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4 unusual facts about Canisius Golden Griffins


Canisius Golden Griffins

Around 1917, Buffalo manager, Barney Lepper, signed a lease for the team to play their home games at Canisius College.

Brady wrote about Rene-Robert LaSalle's Le Griffon, the first European ship to sail the upper Great Lakes, built here in Buffalo.

In 2008, Canisius men's lacrosse won the MAAC tournament and earned its first ever bid to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.

Dermot McGrane

In 2011 McGrane made the decision to coach for Niagara University's rival, the Canisius Golden Griffins.



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