More than two years after being announced as its 14th recipient, lifelong lacrosse enthusiast Bill Belichick finally received one of the sports’ biggest honors, the Tewaaraton Spirit Award.
The New England Patriots’ head coach was recognized during the Tewaaraton Awards ceremony in Washington D.C. last week. He took his acceptance speech as an opportunity to pay homage to one of his predecessors and a legendary figure in lacrosse, the late Welles Crowther.
“First of all, I’m so humbled to be up here when I see the names of the people that have been awarded this Spirit Award.