Navy SEAL
Former Navy SEAL, Syracuse All-American Rorke Denver Named Keynote Speaker at US Lacrosse Convention
BALTIMORE, Dec. 11, 2014 — US Lacrosse today announced Commander Rorke T. Denver, a 13-year Navy SEAL and current author and actor, as the keynote speaker at the 2015 US Lacrosse Convention, set for Jan. 23-25 in Baltimore. Denver, who has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, among other international hot spots, will kick off the lacrosse world’s largest educational and networking event at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in the Baltimore Convention Center. Read More...
Lacrosse is a sport that has produced successful BUD/S candidates. The skill sets learned in lacrosse such as pain tolerance and mental toughness translate well over to Navy SEAL training. View firsthand recounts from current SEALS who played collegiate lacrosse and see what they learned from the field to implement in real life combat. Read More...
Former Syracuse men’s lacrosse All-American and current Navy SEAL Lt. Commander Rorke Denver is featured in the upcoming film “Act of Valor,” which is scheduled for release nationwide Friday, Feb. 24. Denver plays the leader of a SEAL team and he is one of several active-duty SEALs starring in the film alongside a cast of professional actors. Read More...