Sunday, January 1, 2012

Famous Volleyball Players


Karch Kiraly:

Karch Kiraly is arguably the greatest volleyball player in history of the sport.
Karch Kiraly has the most professional career beach volleyball tournament victories, in fact,  he won a staggering 148 titles.
Karch Kiraly is also the only volleyball player in the world to win three gold medals (1984, 1988, 1996).
Karch Kiraly is known as the sparkplug that inspired the 1984 and 1988 USA Menís Olympic Volleyball Teams by playing outstanding volleyball and encouraging his teammates to play their best.
Wearing his trade mark hot pink hat, Karch Kiraly was an easily recognizable man during all his days playing volleyball on the beach.

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Misty May Treanor:

Misty May Treanor is arguably the very best all-around skilled women player in beach volleyball ever to play the sport.
Misty May Treanor is also the current all-time wins leader.
Misty May was voted the  Most Valuable Player in the years 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Misty May is currently the winningest Female Beach Volleyball Player of all time.
Fifteen consecutive beach tournament victories gives her the the world record for most consecutive victories. Misty May also holds the world record for consecutive match victories, 90.
Misty May Treanor is one of only three players to be named a two-time AVCA National Player of the Year.

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Steve Timmons:

During the 80's, Steve Timmons wore at all times a wild red flat top that made him the most identifiable indoor volleyball player in the world.
Considered a pioneer of back row hitting, Steve Timmons combined with his outstanding front row attacking skills made him an unstoppable force.
In 1984, Steve Timmons was named MVP of the Olympics by the FIVB after leading USA to a Gold medal. His wife is Debbe Dunning, who played Heidi on the TV show "Home Improvement."

Kerri Walsh:

Kerri Walsh currently partners with Misty May Treanor as the best women's beach volleyball team in the world and likely the two most famous volleyball players.  hatheyd an astonishing win streak of 38 matches in their first year on the AVP Tour.
Kerri and Misty had an unbelievable 89 match win streak on the AVP Tour and the international circuit between 2003 and 2004.
Walsh is a two-time AVP MVP (2003, 2004).
Kerri Walsh has lead the AVP in both blocks and hitting percentage the last two AVP seasons.
Walsh currently endorses the therapeutic athletic tape KT Tape (Kinesiology Therapeutic Tape).
Walsh is married to fellow pro-beach volleyball player Casey Jennings

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