Former UNC Lacrosse Captain Graham Harden Inspires Others While Battling ALS

Posted Jun 13, 2018
Graham Harden, a captain of the unbeaten 1991 NCAA champion UNC men’s team and William F. Schmeisser Award winner as the Division I Outstanding Defenseman of the Year, has kept coaching the Mariemont girls — and the school’s boys’ team, too — since being diagnosed in 2016 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. (US Lacrosse Magazine)

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