Rain in Face

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRain in Face
Used name•Rain in Face
Other namesRobert Lottridge
Born10 February 1885
DiedSeptember 1968
AffiliationsMohawk Indians, (CAN)
NOC Canada
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Rain in Face won a bronze medal in 1904 lacrosse with the Mohawk Indian team representing Canada. Some sources list the Mohawk Indian team as actually an Iroquois Indian team, as the Mohawks were one of the six nations of the Six Nation Confederacy of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Native American peoples. They apparently were from the area surrounding Brantford, Ontario. As one would expect with First Nation athletes from that era, nothing can be found of his life, although we have found his Anglicized name, Robert Lottridge. We can only speculate if there was any familial relationship to Rain-in-the-Face, who was a warchief of the Lakota tribe, and was among the Indian leaders who defeated George Armstrong Custer and the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment at the 1876 Battle of Little Big Horn.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1904 Summer Olympics Lacrosse CAN Rain in Face
Lacrosse, Men (Olympic) Mohawk Indians 3 Bronze