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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Big Colse |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1973-07-29)July 29, 1973 (age 52) |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 214 lb (97 kg; 15 st 4 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Transition/Midfield |
| Shoots | Right |
| NLL teams | New York Titans Buffalo Bandits Anaheim Storm New Jersey Storm New York Saints Rochester Knighthawks |
| Pro career | 1996–2007 |
| Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2023 | |
Roy Colsey (born July 29, 1973 inYorktown Heights, New York) is a former professional lacrosse player who last played for thePhiladelphia Barrage inMajor League Lacrosse.
Roy attendedSyracuse University, where he was a third-team All-American in 1992 and was a first-team All-American from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 he was awarded the DonaldMcLaughlin Award for National Division 1 Men's Lacrosse Midfielder of the Year. He won twonational championships with the Orangemen ('93, '95). He graduated from Syracuse University in 1995.
Colsey played for the Barrage his entire MLL career, and holds several franchise records, including goals, points and two-pointers. In2004,2006, and2007,[1] Roy led the Barrage toMLL championships. In 2006, he was selected to the Men's U.S National Lacrosse Team.
Before Colsey joined the MLL, he played in theNational Lacrosse League (NLL) for nine seasons. He played for theRochester Knighthawks,New York Saints,New Jersey /Anaheim Storm andBuffalo Bandits. After a two-year break, Colsey returned to the NLL briefly in2007 with the expansionNew York Titans.
Colsey currently coaches the varsity lacrosse team atRidgefield High School, where he helped capture the school's first ever FCIAC Championship in Lacrosse and second State Championship. He is the founder and head coach of Team Superstar. He is now a physical education teacher atRobert E. Bell Middle School inChappaqua, New York, where he has taught since 2003 and has coached extensively.[2]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 1996 | Rochester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997 | New York | 10 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | New York | 12 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 46 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999 | New York | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000 | New York | 12 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 87 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001 | New York | 14 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 92 | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002 | New York | 11 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 61 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Buffalo | 6 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2003 | New Jersey | 16 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 71 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004 | Anaheim | 8 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2007 | New York | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL totals | 107 | 216 | 178 | 394 | 510 | 181 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2001 | Bridgeport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Bridgeport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Bridgeport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | Philadelphia | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Philadelphia | 0 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | Philadelphia | 0 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | Philadelphia | 7 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
| MLL Totals | 85 | 0 | 33 | 63 | 268 | 168 | 34.5 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 17 | 6 | |||
| Preceded by Dom Fin | McLaughlin Award 1995 | Succeeded by |