Hall of Fame
He served as head coach of men's lacrosse at Cornell from 1969-97. During his 29-year tenure, he compiled an overall record of 257-121 and a 124-50 mark in Ivy League competition. He led Cornell to NCAA championships in 1971, 1976, and 1977, and runner-up finishes in 1978, 1987, and 1988. His teams competed in the NCAA tournament 14 times, and won 15 Ivy championships, with 11 undefeated Ivy seasons. Three of his squads went undefeated overall and three others suffered only one loss. From 1976 to 1978, Cornell won 42 consecutive games, which is an NCAA Division 1 lacrosse record. He was inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983, and he received the Morris Touchstone Award as the Division 1 National Coach of the Year three times (1971, 1977, and 1987). He was also named the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Man of the Year in 1975. A 1960 graduate of the University of Maryland, he was a midfielder on the 1959 Terrapin national championships team and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1991. Moran was named associate director of athletics for alumni affairs and development at the University in July 1997.
