Duke’s John Danowski never expected to be the NCAA’s all-time winningest Divison 1 lacrosse coach.
He started at Long Island University’s C.W. Post campus in Brookville, N.Y., in 1983 as a part-time coach making $4,000. He was also a residence hall director and he and his wife needed two meal passes so they could afford to eat during the semester.
But more than 30 years later, on a cold wet Monday afternoon, Danowski accomplished a milestone as No. 13 Duke (6-2) beat Jacksonville (0-6) 13-6.
“I never dreamt that I could ever be at a place like Duke in the ACC,” Danowski said.