Dick Edell Richard " Dick " Edell is an American former lacrosse coach . He served as the head coach for the University of Maryland , United States Military Academy , and University of Baltimore ' s men ' s lacrosse teams . Edell was inducted into the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2004 , at which time he held the second - most NCAA tournament appearances of any head coach . Early life . Edell attended Towson University where he played lacrosse and was named an honorable mention All - American as a midfielder in 1967 . He graduated in 1967 with a degree in physical education . Edell continued his education , earning a master ' s degree in education from Western Maryland ( now McDaniel ) in 1970 and , later while coaching , a master ' s degree in science from the University of Baltimore in 1976 . Coaching career . Edell ' s first coaching position was as the freshman team coach at his alma mater , Towson , where he served for two years . He then held the head coaching position at Calvert Hall High School for three years , and led his team to the 1971 and 1973 Maryland Scholastic Association ( MSA ) championships . The University of Baltimore provided him his first collegiate head coaching opportunity , and , in four years , he led the team to three NCAA Division II tournaments . During that time , he also coached UB ' s soccer team , which he led to the 1975 NCAA Division II national championship . In 1977 , Edell took over as the Army head coach . During his seven - year tenure , he compiled a 66 – 24 record and led the Cadets to four NCAA tournament appearances . Edell took over as the Maryland head coach starting with the 1984 season . During his 18 - year tenure there , he led the Terrapins to three Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) titles and 13 NCAA tournament appearances , which included three appearances in the championship game . In his second year with the Terrapins , he led the team to a 2 – 1 conference record to secure the championship . The following season , Maryland finished with a 10 – 3 overall record and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals before elimination . In 1987 , Edell led Maryland to a perfect 3 – 0 mark for the conference title and led the team to the NCAA semifinals . From 1991 to 1998 , the Terrapins secured an NCAA tournament berth each season . In 1995 , 1997 , and 1998 , Maryland advanced to the tournament final before being eliminated . In 1998 , the Terps again finished with a perfect conference mark , 3 – 0 . In 2001 , he retired from coaching due to a non - life threatening health issue , inclusion body myositis . The 57 - year old Edell said , " My mind and heart want to do this , but my body won ' t . " In 2011 , first - year Maryland head coach John Tillman led Maryland to the national championship game , and he contacted Edell for advice . Edell , whose teams lost their three championship game appearances , told " The Washington Times " " I said ' John , I tried practicing on Sunday . I tried not practicing on Sunday . I can ' t give you any help for Monday ' . . . We thought long and hard after the first one [ a 13 - 9 loss to Syracuse ] . I don ' t know if we made mistakes . I don ' t have the answer . Whatever he does on Monday , he ' s on his own . I will counsel people on the semifinals . I don ' t have a useful thing to say about the final . " Records and honors . At the time of his retirement , Edell , with 282 wins , was the fifth - winningest all - time head coach in terms of wins , and the sixth - winningest active head coach in terms of winning percentage . He was also the second - winningest active head coach by wins , behind Jack Emmer of Army with 289 , and the winningest all - time ACC coach , with 171 wins , ahead of Jim Adams of Virginia with 137 . Edell had the second - most NCAA Division I tournament appearances , with 17 , behind Roy Simmons , Jr . of Syracuse who had 18 . He was the seventh head coach to reach the 400 - game benchmark and the first ACC head coach to reach the 150 - win benchmark . The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association ( USILA ) twice named Edell the National Coach of the Year : in 1978 with Army and in 1995 with Maryland . The Atlantic Coast Conference named him the ACC Coach of the Year three times : in 1989 , 1992 , and 1998 . In 2004 , Edell was inducted into the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame . He has also been inducted into the US Lacrosse Potomac Chapter Hall of Fame , the US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame , the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame , the University of Baltimore Athletic Hall of Fame , and the Towson University Hall of Fame . Personal life . Edell and his wife , Dolores , have four children . Two of his daughters graduated from the University of Maryland , while their son graduated from Dartmouth College after a successful college lacrosse career . Their youngest daughter attended the University of Delaware , where she also played lacrosse .