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Lyle Thompson was born on 9 September, 1992 in Nedrow, New York, is an Iroquois professional lacrosse player. Discover Lyle Thompson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 31 years old?
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9 September, 1992 |
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Nedrow, New York |
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Lyle Thompson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 31 years old, Lyle Thompson height is 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and Weight 180 pounds (82 kg).
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
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180 pounds (82 kg) |
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Lyle Thompson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lyle Thompson worth at the age of 31 years old? Lyle Thompson’s income source is mostly from being a successful professional. He is from . We have estimated Lyle Thompson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
He also played with the 1990 Iroquois Nationals international lacrosse team.
Early in grade school, Lyle would often get into physical altercations with anti-Indigenous students, whom were ignorant of Indigenous people and culture, especially his traditional hair braid.
Lyle Thompson played for Salmon River High School during his eighth grade year.
Lyle Thompson (born September 9, 1992) is a Haudenosaunee professional lacrosse player from the Hawk Clan of the Onondaga Confederacy of the Six Nations of the Grand River.
His native name is 'Deyhahsanoondey', which translates into 'He's Flying Over Us'.
He plays both indoor and outdoor professional lacrosse.
In professional outdoor lacrosse, he plays at the attack position for the Cannons Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League.
In professional indoor lacrosse, he plays at the forward position for the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League.
He also competes internationally in both indoor lacrosse for Haudenosaunee men's national indoor lacrosse team, and outdoor lacrosse for the Haudenosaunee men's national outdoor lacrosse team.
He played lacrosse in college at the University at Albany.
Their father, Jerome Thompson Sr. played men's Senior B lacrosse until he was 37, playing on the Akwesasne Thunder Sr. B squad, winning the 1995 and 1997 President's Cups, Canada's national second-division box lacrosse championships.
In 1999, the Thompsons moved from St. Regis Mohawk Reservation south to the Onondaga Reservation.
The Onondaga house that they grew up in was built by Ji himself, and had no electricity or running water until about 2003.
This was a factor in the amount of time they spent playing backyard lacrosse, as they did not have things like television or video games.
Lyle had not grown up doing strength training, and developed those attributes later in his career.
Lyle admired his eldest brother, Jeremy, in particular, growing up as he served as a role model for Lyle.
Also, the Thompson brothers have an extensive lacrosse heritage, as their father played lacrosse and their grandfather played lacrosse.
In his junior year he shared the 2014 men's Tewaaraton Award with his older brother Miles.
In the same year, that attack line consisting of those two and their cousin, Ty Thompson, dubbed the "Thompson Trio", shattered multiple NCAA Division 1 records, and is widely considered one of the greatest attack lines in college lacrosse history.
In his senior year, he won the award again alone, while also setting a new division 1 career points record of 400 points.
As a professional indoor lacrosse player, Lyle has won the 2017 NLL MVP award, championship and championship MVP.
He was first-team all-pro in 2019.
As a professional outdoor lacrosse player, he was named the 2022 PLL Attackman of the Year and set a new league single-season points record of 44 points in 9 games.
Lyle Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest lacrosse players of all time, and the greatest lacrosse player of his generation.
He is renowned for his extraordinary stick skills, offensive prowess, execution and keen playmaking ability.
The USA men's lacrosse team head coach, John Danowski, stated of Lyle Thompson that "he transcends the sport".
Lyle pioneered the backhand shot, also known as the shovel shot, which is the salient component of his signature move, the 'Deyhaus Dunk'.
Also, he popularized one-handed bottom-hand play, especially in dodging.
It is a skill he developed while having one arm restricted during recovery from a collarbone injury.
Together, the Thompson collective has popularized the traditional Indigenous American style of playing lacrosse, involving a more inspired, freestyle, versatile approach that incorporates a wider variety of stick handling, passing and shooting techniques, previously considered more unorthodox.
They have been an inspiration and served as role models to the next generation of lacrosse players, especially within the Indigenous American community.
He cofounded the lacrosse company 'Thompson Brothers Lacrosse', which engages in event speaking, lacrosse development projects, and community building initiatives, while emphasizing the indigenous roots of the sport.
Lyle Thompson is also an active humanitarian, using his platform for positive change, and has won humanitarian awards multiple times for these ventures.
Among these pursuits are his participation in the #everychildmatters movement and spreading awareness about the atrocities of the residential schools that were designed to indoctrinate Indigenous children into Christian Canadian culture.
Lyle grew up on the Native American reservation, Onondaga Nation, NY.
He is the second youngest of the five children of Jerome "Ji" Thompson Sr., a third generation ironworker with 'Ironworkers Local 60', and his wife, Doloris Thompson.
In accordance with Haudenosaunee tradition, he and his brothers were each given a wooden stick as a newborn.
He began playing lacrosse from a very early age as lacrosse carries spiritual and cultural significance with the Onondaga nation.
Growing up, he and his brothers would spend much of their time playing lacrosse in the backyard, often with their father coaching them for hours.