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Ryan Danehy
Turkey Lacrosse Association leader and 2018 national-team head coach; collegiate offensive coordinator.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Ryan Danehy became president and chairman of the Turkey Lacrosse Association in June 2017 and coached Türkiye at the 2018 World Field Lacrosse Championships. Those roles connect his collegiate and professional coaching career with the development of the Türkiye programme.
Danehy graduated from Dartmouth in 2006 after a lacrosse career of 73 goals and 11 assists. He also played American football as a long snapper. Drafted by the Boston Cannons in 2006, he spent five seasons in Major League Lacrosse with Boston and the Chicago Machine.
His coaching appointments have included Dartmouth, Michigan, Penn and Bucknell. Mercer appointed him head coach in August 2022; he left that post in July 2026. Ohio State subsequently named him assistant coach and offensive coordinator ahead of the 2027 season.
Achievements and distinctions
- 01
2017: Named president and chairman of the Turkey Lacrosse Association.
- 02
2018: Head coach of Türkiye at the World Field Lacrosse Championships.
- 03
2026: Joined Ohio State’s staff ahead of the 2027 season.
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Dartmouth College · Turkey Lacrosse Association · Boston Cannons · Chicago Machine · Mercer University · Ohio State University
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