Jim Ginsburg

Jim Ginsburg

Class of 1966
Inducted in 2009

Jim Ginsburg ’66 was a North-South all-star game selection in men’s lacrosse, one of the first Ohio Wesleyan men’s lacrosse players to be so honored. He won the starting goalkeeper spot as a freshman and stopped 35 shots against Oberlin, an Ohio Wesleyan record which still stands. The 35 saves was the fourth-highest single-game total reported to the USILA that season. His 33 saves against Oberlin later that season is still the second-highest single-game figure in the Bishop record books. As a sophomore, he was an honorable mention All-Midwest selection. His junior year, he was a first-team All-Mideast selection by the Midwest Lacrosse Association. His total of 239 saves in 13 games set an Ohio Wesleyan season record that stood until 1995, and his .724 saves percentage also set a school record. He was named co-MVP of the team and voted a captain for 1966. As a senior, he ranked third in the MLA in saves percentage with an OWU-record .736. He was a first-team All-Midwest performer and was listed as the first-team goalie on the all-division team released by the USILA. His career total of 766 saves and his .706 saves percentage both set Ohio Wesleyan career records.