# Myles Lane > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Myles_Lane > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Myles_Lane.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Lane > Source revision: 1354457161 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American professional athlete and attorney (1903 – 1987)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | position = [Defense](/source/Defenceman) | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 180 | played_for = [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers)
[Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) | league = [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|10|2}} | birth_place = [Melrose, Massachusetts](/source/Melrose%2C_Massachusetts), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1987|8|6|1903|10|2}} | death_place = [New York, New York](/source/Manhattan), U.S. | career_start = 1928 | career_end = 1934 | image = | image_size = |module= {{Infobox college coach | embed=yes | name = Myles Lane | image = 180px | alt = | caption = Lane as a college football player | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 1925–1928 | player_team1 = [Dartmouth](/source/Dartmouth_Big_Green_football) | player_positions = [Halfback](/source/Halfback_(American_football)) | coach_years1 = 1929 | coach_team1 = [Dartmouth](/source/Dartmouth_Big_Green_football) (backfield/freshmen) | coach_years2 = 1932 | coach_team2 = [Boston University](/source/Boston_University_Terriers_football) | coach_years3 = 1934 | coach_team3 = [Harvard](/source/Harvard_Crimson_football) (backfield) | overall_record = 2–3–2 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = | CFBHOF_year = 1970 | CFBHOF_id = 1352 }}}} '''Myles Stanley Joseph Lane'''[https://www.nytimes.com/1958/08/13/archives/halfback-in-action-myles-joseph-lane.html Halfback in Action; Myles Joseph Lane]Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970 (October 2, 1903 – August 6, 1987) was an American professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player, [college football](/source/college_football) player and coach, and [New York Supreme Court](/source/New_York_Supreme_Court) justice. He played in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) with the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) and [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) between 1928 and 1934. With the Bruins he won the [Stanley Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) in [1929](/source/1929_Stanley_Cup_Final); he was the last surviving member of the team. ==Hockey== A star player at [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_College), Lane signed with the [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) on October 1, 1928. He became only the third American-born player and the first American-trained player to join the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League).{{Cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D8163CF934A2575BC0A961948260 |title = Sports World Specials; No Deal|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 1987-08-17}} In 1928, Lane was offered by the Rangers to the Bruins for [Eddie Shore](/source/Eddie_Shore) and $5,000. Rangers president [John S. Hammond](/source/John_S._Hammond) believed that because Lane was such a hero in his home state, the Bruins would do anything to acquire him. According to former Rangers publicity director Stan Saplin, who got the story from [Lester Patrick](/source/Lester_Patrick), the telegram Bruins' president, [Charles F. Adams](/source/Charles_Adams_(ice_hockey)) sent back read: ''GET A LIFE PRESERVER - YOU ARE MYLES FROM SHORE.''{{Cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D8163CF934A2575BC0A961948260 |title = Sports World Specials; No Deal|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 1987-08-17}} The Rangers later sold his contract to the Bruins for $7,500. He was with the Bruins when they won the Stanley Cup in 1929. From 1931 to 1934, played for the minor league [Boston Cubs](/source/Boston_Cubs) of the [Canadian-American Hockey League](/source/Canadian-American_Hockey_League).{{Cite web | url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/lanemy01.html |title = Myles Lane Stats}} ==Football== Lane was an all-American [halfback](/source/Halfback_(American_football)) at [Dartmouth](/source/Dartmouth_Big_Green_football) from 1925 to 1928, where he led the nation in scoring. After his playing career ended, Lane turned to coaching. In 1929, he was Dartmouth's backfield coach as well as head coach of the freshman team. In 1932, he was head football coach at [Boston University](/source/Boston_University_Terriers_football). He had a 2–3–2 record in his only season with the Terriers. He was the backfield coach at [Harvard](/source/Harvard_Crimson_football) in 1933 where he coached, among others, his brother Francis Lane. Lane was elected to the [College Football Hall of Fame](/source/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame) in 1970. ==Baseball== From 1929 to 1931, Lane played summer baseball for the [Osterville town team](/source/Hyannis_Harbor_Hawks) in the [Cape Cod Baseball League](/source/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League). He was reportedly a "hard-hitting" player who was "liable to grab a homer at any point."{{cite news | title = Baseball on Saturday Next | pages = 7 | newspaper = Falmouth Enterprise | location = Falmouth, MA | date = July 18, 1929 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1929%2F07%2F18&id=Ar00713&sk=2D4347E1&viewMode=image }}{{cite news | title = On the Diamond | pages = 2 | newspaper = Falmouth Enterprise | location = Falmouth, MA | date = September 10, 1931 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Falmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=FEN%2F1931%2F09%2F10&id=Ar00201&sk=D01BC828&viewMode=image }}{{cite news | last = Davis | first = Hartley R. | title = Cape Cod League Yesteryears | pages = 6 | newspaper = Barnstable Patriot | location = Barnstable, MA | date = August 11, 1960 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=BAR%2F1960%2F08%2F11&id=Ar00614&sk=C69D515F&viewMode=image }} ==Legal career== After graduating from [Boston College Law School](/source/Boston_College_Law_School) in 1934, Lane joined the firm of O'Connor & Farber. Three years later he was appointed an assistant United States attorney for the [U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York](/source/U.S._Attorney_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York). He then spent four years in the Navy in World War II. After the war he rejoined the US Attorney's office, becoming chief assistant. He was a member of the prosecution team in the Rosenberg trial. At this appointment, he became an integral piece in convicting Ethel Rosenberg on the count of conspiracy to commit espionage; a charge resulting in her death alongside her husband Julius Rosenberg in 1953. Though, admittedly, the case against Ethel was "not strong" Lane encouraged a closed-door congressional joint committee on Atomic Energy: "... I think it is very important that she be convicted, too, and given a stiff sentence."{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/19/rosenbergs-executed-for-spying-1953-can-sons-reveal-truth|title = The Rosenbergs were executed for spying in 1953. Can their sons reveal the truth?| website=[TheGuardian.com](/source/TheGuardian.com) |date = 19 June 2021}} In September 1951, Lane was appointed United States Attorney, a position he held until April 1953, when he returned to private law practice. He was a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)). In 1958, Lane was appointed chairman of the State Investigation Commission by governor [W. Averell Harriman](/source/W._Averell_Harriman). During his years with the commission, the agency looked into issues such as school building flaws, hospital abuses, narcotics problems, underworld activities and bid-rigging on New York City's purchases of rock salt. Lane was elected to the [New York Supreme Court](/source/New_York_Supreme_Court) in 1968. One notable case Lane decided was known as the "dog case". He ruled that "the present circumstances of rampant crime" allowed a woman to keep her schnauzer despite a lease forbidding dogs. He was subsequently overruled by an appeals court. Lane was appointed to the [New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division](/source/New_York_Supreme_Court%2C_Appellate_Division), First Department in 1974, where he remained until his retirement in 1979. ==Personal life== Lane and his wife, Margaret, lived in [New York](/source/New_York_(U.S._state)). ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season) ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs) |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [Season](/source/Season_(sports)) ! Team ! League ! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey)) ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 1923–24 | [Boston Athletic Association](/source/Boston_Athletic_Association_ice_hockey_team) | [USAHA](/source/United_States_Amateur_Hockey_Association) | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1924–25 | Boston Athletic Association | USAHA | 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || — | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1925–26](/source/1925%E2%80%9326_United_States_collegiate_men's_ice_hockey_season) | [Dartmouth College](/source/Dartmouth_Big_Green_men's_ice_hockey) | [Ivy](/source/Ivy_League) | 8 || 20 || 0 || 20 || — | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1926–27](/source/1926%E2%80%9327_United_States_collegiate_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Dartmouth College | Ivy | 4 || 10 || 0 || 10 || — | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1927–28](/source/1927%E2%80%9328_United_States_collegiate_men's_ice_hockey_season) | Dartmouth College | Ivy | 5 || 20 || 0 || 20 || — | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1928–29](/source/1928%E2%80%9329_NHL_season) | [New York Rangers](/source/New_York_Rangers) | [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) | 24 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 22 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1928–29 | [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) | NHL | 19 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | [1929–30](/source/1929%E2%80%9330_NHL_season) | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | [1931–32](/source/1931%E2%80%9332_CAHL_season) | [Boston Cubs](/source/Boston_Cubs) | [Can-Am](/source/Canadian-American_Hockey_League) | 40 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 48 | 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- | [1932–33](/source/1932%E2%80%9333_CAHL_season) | Boston Cubs | Can-Am | 39 || 3 || 10 || 13 || 45 | 7 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 10 |- | [1933–34](/source/1933%E2%80%9334_CAHL_season) | Boston Cubs | Can-Am | 16 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- | [1933–34](/source/1933%E2%80%9334_NHL_season) | Boston Bruins | NHL | 25 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 17 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 71 !! 4 !! 1 !! 5 !! 41 ! 11 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 |} ===Head coaching record=== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [Boston University Pioneers](/source/Boston_University_Terriers_football) | conf = Independent | startyear = 1932 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = [1932](/source/1932_college_football_season) | name = [Boston University](/source/1932_Boston_University_Pioneers_football_team) | overall = 2–3–2 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Boston University | overall = 2–3–2 | confrecord = }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 2–3–2 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{College Football HoF|1352}} * {{icehockeystats|legends=13296}} * [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE0D81630F934A3575BC0A961948260 New York Times Obituary] * {{Find a Grave}} * {{Internet Archive film clip|id=gov.archives.arc.95821|description="Longines Chronoscope with Myles J. Lane (February 6, 1953)"}} {{s-start}} {{s-legal}} {{succession box| title=[U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York](/source/U.S._Attorney_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York) |before=[Irving Saypol](/source/Irving_Saypol) |after=[J. Edward Lumbard](/source/J._Edward_Lumbard) |years=September 18, 1951 – April 1, 1953| }} {{succession box| title=Chairman of the New York State Investigation Commission |before=[Arthur L. Reuter](/source/Arthur_L._Reuter) |after=[Jacob Grumet](/source/Jacob_Grumet) |years=1958| }} {{s-end}} {{Boston University Terriers football coach navbox}} {{1925 Dartmouth Indians football navbox}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Myles}} Category:1903 births Category:1987 deaths Category:20th-century American lawyers Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen Category:Boston Bruins players Category:Boston College Law School alumni Category:Boston Cubs players Category:Boston University Terriers football coaches Category:Cape Cod Baseball League players (pre-modern era) Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees Category:Dartmouth Big Green football coaches Category:Dartmouth Big Green football players Category:Dartmouth Big Green men's ice hockey players Category:Harvard Crimson football coaches Category:Hyannis Harbor Hawks players Category:Ice hockey coaches from Massachusetts Category:New York (state) Democrats Category:New York (state) lawyers Category:New York Rangers players Category:Ice hockey people from Melrose, Massachusetts Category:Stanley Cup champions Category:United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Category:United States Navy officers Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II Category:Ice hockey players from Massachusetts Category:Military personnel from Massachusetts Category:New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department justices Category:Boston Athletic Association ice hockey players Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Myles Lane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Lane) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Lane?action=history)). 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