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Bill Belichick is a football icon. There’s no disputing that. His eight Super Bowls as a coach and 333 career wins speak for themselves. However, the sport he’s become synonymous with wasn’t his first love. It was lacrosse.
Growing up in Annapolis, Maryland — a lacrosse hotbed — Belichick became enamored with the Naval Academy, he told ESPN’s Paul Carcaterra in 2016. Belichick watched as Willis Bilderback built consistent championship rosters in the 1960s.