Duane “Dewey” Jacobs

 Duane “Dewey” Jacobs

Quiet and Skilled Leader

Four Time Hall of Famer

Besides winning three Mann Cup championships as a player and assistant captain with the Six Nations Chiefs (1994, 1995, 1996), Duane Jacobs has won the prestigious Mann Cup trophy six more times (2013, 2014, 2016, 2023, 2024 and 2025) with the Six Nations franchise as a coach and executive member.

Over 11 seasons, he scored 453 points in 130games as a player in the National Lacrosse League and won the Champions Cup as a player with the Rochester Knighthawks in 1997. When his career as a player ended, Dewey coached the Minnesota Swarm for three seasons. 

Known for his extreme intelligence, quiet leadership style and work ethic, Jacobs was inducted in to the Rochester Knighthawks Hall of Fame in 2009, the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2015, the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2019 and the North American Indigenous Athletic Hall of Fame in 2026.