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Welcome to our new page that is dedicated to the history of PATTERSON Lacrosse. Thank you goes out to Dakota Reynolds for helping provide the following information
about Patterson Lacrosse and the history behind the skilled craftsman who founded the company.
Patterson Lacrosse
According to a recent lacrosse stick catalog from the company, John Wesley Patterson, Jr. was born on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation near Niagara Falls, New York on December 19, 1925. He attended the Tuscarora Indian School as a child and graduated from La Salle High School. After serving 4 years in the Navy during World War II, Wes decided to further his education at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he earned his BA in Physical Education. While at Springfield, Wes participated in football, basketball, lacrosse, and skiing. Twice he was selected as an All New England Lacrosse Player. He scored a record 25 goals in two days; 13 against Dartmouth and 12 against Tufts. His playing career continued for over 30 years, playing on the reserve, at college and in Canada. After 20 years of teaching and coaching in Maryland, Wes returned home to the reservation. His hobby of stick making and his love of Lacrosse created "Tuskewe Krafts". A business that hs since grown into one of the top worldwide distributors of custom made wooden lacrosse sticks.
