Ranjit Dillon

Ranjit Dillon

An Ordinary Superstar

Standing 5’6” weighing 160 pounds and possessing extraordinary stick skills and exceptional speed and quickness throughout his career - Ranjit Dillon was known as one of lacrosse’s greatest to ever play for Victoria.

Ranjit played two partial seasons and three full seasons in the Inter-City Lacrosse League and fourteen seasons of senior lacrosse for the Victoria Shamrocks. As an underage junior call-up, he was a significant part of the Victoria Shamrocks winning the 1962 Minto Cup championship defeating the Brampton Armstrongs in six games. In 1963, Dillon once again played in the Minto Cup, but lost to the Oshawa Green Gaels in six games (this was the first year of the Gaels seven year run as Minto Cup champions).

During a 14-year senior career, Ranjit Dillon scored 450 goals along with 788 assists for a total of 1238 points in 453 games. He was a league all-star seven times and voted winner of the Maitland Trophy for sportsmanship three times. 

In 1966 in his first year at the senior level, Ranjit was league Rookie of the Year. He followed this up in 1967 becoming the League Leading Scorer.

In 1979, Ranjit was a member of the Victoria Shamrocks as they won their first Mann Cup in 22 years. Ranjit played for Team Canada in 1974 in the inaugural World Field Lacrosse Championships in Australia.

Ranjit Dillon was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He had his number 5 retired by the Victoria Shamrocks in 1979 – a unique and rare honour.

Ranjit Dillon - Accomplishments

1966 - 6TH IN SCORING IN INTER-CITY SENIOR A LACROSSE LEAGUE

1966 - WON ED BAYLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY AS OUTSTANDING ROOKIE IN INTER-CITY SENIOR A LACROSSE LEAGUE 

1966 - WON MAITLAND TROPHY IN I.C.L.L AS PLAYER DISPLAYING VALUE TO HIS TEAM, SPORTSMANSHIP AND ASSISTANCE TO MINOR LACROSSE

1967 - WON DENNY HUDDLESTON MEMORIAL TROPHY AS LEAGUE SCORING CHAMP IN INTER-CITY SENIOR A LACROSSE LEAGUE

1967 - WON COMMISSION TROPHY AS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN THE REGULAR SEASON IN INTER-CITY SENIOR A LACROSSE LEAGUE

1967 - VOTED TO 1ST ALL-STAR TEAM IN INTER-CITY SENIOR A LACROSSE LEAGUE

1968 - 7TH IN SCORING IN NATIONAL LACROSSE ASSOCIATION PRO SERIES

1968 - VOTED TO 2ND ALL-STAR TEAM IN NATIONAL LACROSSE ASSOCIATION WESTERN DIVISION PRO SERIES 

1969 - VOTED TO 3RD ALL-STAR TEAM IN W.L.A. SENIOR A SERIES

1970 - VOTED TO 3RD ALL-STAR TEAM IN W.L.A. SENIOR A SERIES

1971 - VOTED TO 3RD ALL-STAR TEAM IN W.L.A. SENIOR A SERIES

1971 - 8TH IN SCORING IN W.L.A. SENIOR A SERIES

1972 - VOTED TO 1ST ALL-STAR TEAM IN W.L.A. SENIOR A SERIES

1972 - WON MAITLAND TROPHY IN I.C.L.L AS PLAYER DISPLAYING VALUE TO HIS TEAM, SPORTSMANSHIP AND ASSISTANCE TO MINOR LACROSSE

1972 - 5TH IN SCORING IN W.L.A. SENIOR A SERIES

1975 - VOTED TO 2ND ALL-STAR TEAM IN W.L.A. SENIOR A SERIES

 1975 - 8TH IN SCORING IN W.L.A. SENIOR A SERIES

 1975 - WON MAITLAND TROPHY IN I.C.L.L AS PLAYER DISPLAYING VALUE TO HIS TEAM, SPORTSMANSHIP AND ASSISTS