GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsGODS to GHOSTS Volleyball is dedicated to commemorating and preserving the history of the sport. It is our mission to provide a medium in which the legendary players, coaches, characters, and instrumental figures of the sport from the 1950's through today can be acknowledged and remembered for their transcendent talent, colorful personalities, and contributions to the sport.
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Episodes
Mike Stormin' Normand - Part 3
November 17, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBMike discusses: His coaching career, including time at Santa Monica Community College and an epic comeback against Orange Coast Community College and how instrumental all -time LEGEND Randy Stoklos was, some of the heaviest hitters he ever saw, how he developed indoors as a player at places like John Adams Middle School, Pierce College, etc... Playing with Dave Schaeffer indoors, and classic story of "breaking in" filling in for '64 Olympian and Stockton Club player, Chuck Nelson in a...
Mike Stormin' Normand - Part 2
November 17, 2023 02:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBStormin' Normand discusses: The brilliance of UCLA Coach Al Scates, the infamous "CIRCLE DRILL", "The Blue Curtain", CURL OFF in UCLA weight room against Trevor Schirman... His beach volleyball career, including epic 3rd place finish with the only guy with a mustache better than him, the LATE Rick "Bear Dog"" at the '77 State Beach World Championships, and mentoring a young Sinjin Smith to his first win at the '77 Marine Street Open... Plus the LEGENDARY story of when a just ...
Mike Stormin' Normand - Part 1
October 16, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBStormin' Normand discusses: His youth as a kid, his time as a Green Beret in Vietnam, how he became interested in the sport, and his time at UCLA in '73 and '74. Support the show
Digger Graybill - Part 3
February 23, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBDigger Discusses: - Some additional memories from his time as a player at San Diego State, including his recollection of how talented Duncan McFarland was, not to mention his other talented teammates he is honored to have played alongside with, how he transitioned from his playing career to the real world as a High School Teacher and Coach , including coaching volleyball for the girls program at Hoover HS in San Diego, and recruiting Tod Mattox to help coach, and the LIFELONG friendship ...
Jay Hanseth - Part 2
February 03, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBJay Discusses: - The '84 player strike at the Jose Cuervo World Championships in Redondo Beach when he and Andy Fishburn crossed the picket line to win the tournament, WHY they did so, the repercussions they faced on multiple levels for years to follow, how he and Andy could have handled it better in hindsight, getting back in the good graces of their peers later on, the talent level of young lions Scott Ayakatubby & Brent Frohoff and the influence Karch had on each of them when he pa...
Digger Graybill - Part 2
January 28, 2022 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBDigger discusses: - Reflections on relationships and friends from Manhattan Beach (Mike Cook, John Gonzalez, Mitch Malpee to name a few), competing indoors in the USVBA for Players Liquor and a fun "trip" competing in Mexico , relocating to San Diego and living on Mission Blvd, competing on the men's indoor volleyball team for San Diego State in '71 & '72, starting and running the Mission Beach Volleyball clinics in '73 alongside friends and teammates, being the catalyst for the Winsto...
Art Alper Interview
January 19, 2022 04:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBArt Discusses: - Being an influence on fellow lefty Al Scates, growing up in Los Angeles and competing in basketball at Los Angeles high school, being a member of the UCLA Bruins basketball team for legendary coach John Wooden from '48-'51, and what it was like playing for him, learning the sport of volleyball at Sorrento Beach, competing for the prestigious Hollywood YMCA Stars team from '56-'59, where the team won 4 Open Championships, and Art was named a 3 X All-American outside hitter,...
Digger Graybill - Part 1
January 18, 2022 23:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBDigger discusses: - Growing up in Manhattan Beach in the 60's, some of his fellow volleyball players he got his start with in the sport, the humbling and exhilarating road of playing in his first tournament at Muscle Beach in '68, to ascending the ranking system from his B to AAA ranking over the coming summers, some of the highlights of his beach playing career, including a 2nd place finish at the State Beach Open alongside partner Marshall Savage in '71, a 4th place finish at the Mari...
Jay Hanseth - Part 1
November 07, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBJay Discusses: - His time at Pacific Palisades High School competing in volleyball and basketball as a Dolphin - '68-'70, and the amazing athletes that were there at the time, going to Sorrento Beach and seeing legends like Ron Von Hagen & Ron Lang play beach volleyball, and how BIG of an influence they had on him and the other young volleyball players coming up at the time, his time at UCSB playing volleyball and finishing runner up to UCLA in '74 and '75, and the high of winning the ...
Jay Hanseth - Part 1
November 02, 2021 01:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBJay Discusses: - His time at Pacific Palisades High School competing in volleyball and basketball as a Dolphin - '68-'70, and the amazing athletes that were there at the time, going to Sorrento Beach and seeing legends like Ron Von Hagen & Ron Lang play beach volleyball, and how BIG of an influence they had on him and the other young volleyball players coming up at the time, his time at UCSB playing volleyball and finishing runner up to UCLA in '74 and '75, and the high of winning the ...
Alan Segal - Part 2
October 20, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBAlan Discusses: - A memorable story from the '64 Laguna Beach Open where he witnessed what he considers to be one of , if not the greatest matches he's ever seen (Dave Bordwell & Nate Parrish vs. Ernie Suwara & Keith Erickson), a classic story of Chester Goss, his recollection of the best players at each beach up and down the coast from San Diego to Santa Cruz, a story about playing against Wally Cleaver ( Aka Tony Dow from the tv show Leave it to Beaver), the best hitters he saw, th...
Alan Segal - Part 1
October 19, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBAlan Discusses: - Growing up as a kid in the 50's in South Mission Beach, San Diego, and becoming a part of the surf and volleyball culture there, including hanging out with surfers like Mike Hynson (from the Bruce Brown film "The Endless Summer", and Skip Frye), the Mission Beach volleyball crew consisting of Nate Parrish, George Stepanof, Jack Henn, Chester and Stevie Goss, Bob Mendoza, Jean Ready Froning, and Jeanne Lenhart, the infamous Corona Del Mar party where things got "out of han...
Butch May - Part 8
September 02, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBButch Discusses: - Some of the better known women's players on the beach from years passed, including Connie Keller, Jean Brunicardi, Patti Steere, Johnette Latreille, Edie Conrad, Eileen Clancy, Kathy Gregory, Nina Gruenwinkel-Matthies, and Nancy Cohen to name a few, what made the mixed game so amazing, including some of the best men's mixed players over the decades, and some fun stories competing against them, the impact Mike Cook had at Marine Street, how far the beach game has come...
Butch May - Part 7
August 24, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBButch Discusses: - Mike O'Hara and his memories of him from the Hollywood YMCA and what made him an impressive indoor player, the time O'Hara asked Butch to play with him at Corona Del Mar in Butch's FIRST open tournament, including some memorable moments from that weekend in '65, Mike Bright and his memories of him, including Mike's paddle boarding prowess, and the impact paddle boarder and surfer Tommy Zahn had on a young Mike Bright, some epic stories of Bright competing in the Catalin...
Butch May _ Part 6
August 17, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBButch Discusses: - His two men's Open Wins with Rudy Suwara, and Dane Holtzman in Santa Cruz, and his recollection of both of them and what made them great players, his recollection of the '68 Manhattan Beach Open he played in with Mike Bright where they finished 3rd , and how amazing Rundle and Bergmann & Lang & Von Hagen played that weekend, including the legendary story of Steno Brunicardi getting hit in the head with a beer bottle by a fan and what transpired after, and how talente...
Butch May - Part 5
August 04, 2021 04:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBButch Discusses: - The Mixed game, Eileen Clancy and seeing how talented she was as a young 10 year old kid playing with Jack Jensen, and the fact that she could drink a beer like no one's business, and asked her to play, a classic Butch and Barbara May Marine street mixed open story when they decided to forfeit when they weren't getting along, much to the chagrin of tournament director -Mike Cook, some of the talented mixed players he competed against, including Matt Gage, Nina Gruenwin...
Butch May - Part 4
August 03, 2021 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBButch Discusses: - The 2020 Olympics, including his take on the USA women's indoor team thus far, the USA men's indoor team and where they need to improve moving forward, and which indoor teams he thinks are the favorites to medal. He then touches on the beach volleyball games, what went wrong from Sponcil & Claes, and Dalhausser & Lucena, and who the favorites are to medal. Support the show
Butch May - Part 3
July 09, 2021 03:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBButch Discusses: - MUSCLE BEACH. The players that played there over the years he was there, the eclectic group of people from ALL walks of life that hung out there ( body builders, gymnasts, mobsters, pro sport athletes, war heroes, successful business owners, you name it), the CHARACTERS like Steven "TheMatsa" Cahn, the infamous card games played there with Wilt Chamberlin, Bob Vogelsang, etc... Hot Dog on a Stick, the beach clubs located close by, including how Doug Badt's Sand...
Butch May - Part 2
June 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBButch Discusses: - More details on the '64 Olympic Team, including the FLAWED selection process, how talented Gene Selznick and Keith Erickson were, his recollection as a young beach player trying to "break in" at Muscle, Sorrento, and State Beach, and some CLASSIC stories of "who was who" at each beach, and the HOOPS he had to jump through to make a name for himself at each, and a classic story ( from this day forward to be remembered as "Shabba Habbitz") in the history of the sport, w...
Butch May - Part 1
June 02, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBButch Discusses: - The patriotic story of how he got his nick name "BUTCH" while still in the womb, his start in the sport as a high school kid growing up in Hawaii, and seeing the talented players at the Outrigger, and Hawaiian Village, including an epic story of sneaking in the Outrigger and taking a hit to the face from future '68 Olympic teammate, Tommy Haine, his infamous "4-F packet" story when he was drafted in '66!, his background before volleyball working in a lumber mill in a s...
Ron Von Hagen on the INFAMOUS 1968 Manhattan Beach Open
June 01, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBRon Von Hagen shares his recollection of the infamous 1968 Manhattan Beach Open where he and Ron Lang BATTLED Larry Rundle & Henry Bergmann for 7 plus hours between the Winners bracket finals, and FINALS, where they were dead even until it got dark and Lang couldn't see the ball. Amazing.... Support the show
Dennis Hare - Part 7 (Conclusion)
April 17, 2021 04:00 - 13 minutes - 9.1 MBDennis Discusses: - How he made a living after his volleyball career concluded, running beach volleyball clinics, and selling his amazing art work while living out of his van, how grateful he is for his amazing wife Barbara, and some of his dearest friends: Digger Graybill, and the late George Stepanof and his wife Arlene. Support the show
Tom Sorensen - Part 3 (Conclusion)
April 12, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBTom Discusses: - Some great stories after his volleyball career working as a bar tender here in downtown, Milwaukee Wisconsin at The Rock Bottom, and Miller Time Pub including , including meeting SO many of his former teammates, peers, and volleyball people he met over the years!, his transition into Coaching as an Assistant Coach at Ottawa University in Kansas for the men's and women's programs there and some of his memories from that time, his thoughts on the indoor game we see today...
Tom Sorensen - Part 2
April 10, 2021 02:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBTom Discusses: - His transition after graduating from Pepperdine to trying out and making the USA Men's National team as a Starter, memories from his time playing on the USA Men's National team, including the HIGHS and LOWS over those years from '93 though '00, his recollections of the '96 Olympiad in Atlanta when he competed on the USA Men's Olympic team, including the tough 5 game losses they had, and WHO some of the most impressive players were they competed against, a classic "Coa...
Tom Sorensen - Part 2
April 10, 2021 02:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBTom Discusses: - His transition after graduating from Pepperdine to trying out and making the USA Men's National team as a Starter, memories from his time playing on the USA Men's National team, including the HIGHS and LOWS over those years from '93 though '00, his recollections of the '96 Olympiad in Atlanta when he competed on the USA Men's Olympic team, including the tough 5 game losses they had, and WHO some of the most impressive players were they competed against, a classic "Coa...
Tom Sorensen - Part 1
April 07, 2021 01:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBTom Discusses: - His youth growing up in Racine, Wisconsin, and his start in the sport playing at Racine Case high school for his cousin/COACH Gary Sorensen, the talented Wisconsin players he looked up to in his youth, the MOMENT he realized he was capable of playing division 1 collegiate volleyball when he attended a "TOP OF YOUR CLASS" volleyball camp at UCSB before his senior year at Racine Case where he competed against the BEST California HS volleyball players, the collegiate recru...
Jan Kvalheim - Part 4 (Conclusion)
March 27, 2021 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBJan Discusses: - The BEST diggers he faced on the FIVB tour, BEST BLOCKERS, all around BEST PLAYERS he faced, and the MOST SPECTACULAR players he competed against that he loved to watch, his view from an international player's perspective of the GOOD things that came from the FIVB, what he is most proud of from his career as a competitor, and how he would like to be remembered, his take on the young, supremely talented Norwegian team now of Anders Mol, and Christian Sorum, what he is...
Jan Kvalheim - Part 3
March 19, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBJan Discusses: - Memories from his and partner Bjorn Maaseide's 7 wins on the FIVB tour (including receiving FIVB gold medals from Jane Fonda at an event) :), his memories from both the '96 Atlanta, and '00 Sydney Beach Volleyball Olympics, including some insightful and visceral Olympic stories of his regrets, and what he would have done differently in hindsight, and the best 6 hitters he competed against over his career. Support the show
Jan Kvalheim - Part 2
March 15, 2021 02:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBJan Discusses: - His start on the FIVB tour alongside partner Bjorn Maaseide, what the experience was like, including the challenges they faced early on as young upstarts, the established players they faced and were inspired by, and the importance of "believing in yourself and your partner", a great story about his and Bjorn's first trip to California in '92 to train at Capo Beach, and how they didn't even have a ball to train with on the first day at the beach, and were shot down by an A...
Dennis Hare - Part 6.
March 02, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBDennis Discusses: - His thoughts on the beach volleyball game we see today compared to when he played, how his book The Art of Beach Volleyball came about, what he's most proud of from his career, what he's up to now days in 2021, including how GRATEFUL he is for his wife Barbara, his amazing parents who supported him every step of his life, and the amazing friends he made along the way :), and the 4 most memorable wins he had over his beach volleyball career, Support the show
Sam Lagana - Part 2
February 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBSam Discusses: - The MEMORABLE moments from his time as the MC of the AVP during its HEY DAY, both on and off the court, his recollection of how the sport crashed in the late 90's due to the EGOS, power struggle between the AVP vs FIVB, the mismanagement, & certain sponsors not following through with the $, his thoughts on the beach game today compared to what it was back then, what he did career - wise after he moved on from pro beach volleyball, what he misses the most about his time ...
Sam Lagana - Part 1
February 16, 2021 03:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBSam Discusses: - His youth growing up in the North Bay, how amazing it was as a kid to ride his bike or skateboard down to State Beach, Sorrento Beach, & Muscle Beach to watch the legends of the sport play at that time, the amazing volleyball and basketball players that he got to know over the years at Pacific Palisades High School as a Dolphin, how he got his first experience as an announcer there in high school, his time working on the AVP Tour during the HEY DAY of the sport in publ...
Dennis Hare - Part 5
February 09, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBDennis Discusses: - The BEST hitters he ever saw ( Including an amazing story about Mike Stormin' Normand!), best diggers, best team he ever saw on the beach, the MOMENT when he made the decision to become an ARTIST after he and Mike Carey got knocked out of the Laguna Beach Open during the weekend of the Laguna Beach Art Festival, and he visited the Museum there and first saw a Van Gogh painting that was on exhibition , and knew right then and there he was going to be an artist!, and ...
Dennis Hare - Part 4
February 05, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBDennis Discusses: - More of his FOND memories of the players from his era, including Bill "Blowfish" Imwalle, Amy Baldus, Butch May & Eileen Clancy, Buzz Swarts, Dane Selznick, Fred Zuelich, Gary Hooper & Steve Obradovich, his good friend George Stepanof and his AMAZING family ( wife Arlene and son Rick) and all they have done for the sport!, Bob Mendoza, Ron Von Hagen, Ron Lang, Henry Bergmann, & Larry "RAGS" Rundle, some of the legendary photographers of the game like Bob "Crank" V...
Dennis Hare - Part 3
January 29, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBDennis Discusses: Some of the players he saw, played with, and against, or heard about, including John Vallely, Jim Menges, Greg Lee, Bill Leeka, Fred Zuelich, Mike Carey, and Matt Gage, a funny story of playing in the Manhattan Beach Open with Ron Von Hagen and how nervous he was, winning the '77 Capitola Northern California Beach Championship with Fred Zuelich in a tightly contested match against Jeff Jordan & Bob PAPE, how amazed he was by the young guys on tour like OB, who could p...
Dennis Hare - Part 2
January 22, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBDennis Discusses: - The music he and the players were listening to back in the 70's, how he used to live at his parent's house in Yucaipa over the summer and drive to the beach and back home EVERY day, seeing John Vallely play at the beach and how amazing he was, meeting Wink Davenport and the influence he had on him, being in the armed forces, and his role with them, the time he worked at SIZZLER restaurant for a DAY as a cook, and resigning the very same day, his time living with Fred Z...
Dennis Hare- Part 1.
January 18, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBDennis Discusses: - His youth growing up in Yacaipa, CA, how his dad started a little league baseball team there, how supportive his parents and sister were to him as a youth, and how Dennis went on to achieve some incredible high school accolades as a baseball and basketball player (All - CIF, and Honorable mention All-American), his first exposure to volleyball in high school, his time at San Diego State playing baseball, and how he got caught by the baseball coach playing volleyball in...
Andy Fishburn - Part 3 (Conclusion)
January 14, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBAndy Discusses: - The best diggers he competed against in his era, best teams he competed against, what it takes to be a good overhand digger, a classic story from Lake Tahoe when he was playing against Jim Menges and Greg Lee and he hit a ball straight down that bounced into Greg's "Lee family jewels", his time competing collegiately in volleyball at Yale University and how they won the Eastern Collegiate Volleyball league conference championship and earned a berth to the '75 NCAA Men's ...
Andy Fishburn - Part 2
January 12, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBAndy Discusses: - His partnership with Dane Selznick and what made them such a great team over their partnership together, his recollection of the '79 Beach World Championships when he and Dane lost in the first round to Rocky Ciarelli & Tom Wade and battled back to reach the finals, where they lost 16-18 in an EPIC double final to Sinjin Smith and Karch Kiraly and how the crowd noise was deafening, his 3 most memorable wins, the controversial '84 Beach World Championships where he and ...
Andy Fishburn - Part 1
January 11, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBAndy Discusses: - His youth and unique family history growing up in LA, learning the sport of volleyball as an "overactive youth" at the Santa Monica Beach Club, being invited by established Beach Club volleyball member John Meek to play in the Laguna Beach Open at the age of 22 where they defeated the 4th seeded team of Gary Hooper & Fred Zuelich early in the tournament, earning his AAA ranking with Eric Macias in Mission Beach, moving on to playing with Fred Sturm and the success they...
Bill Leeka - Part 3 ( Conclusion)
January 09, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBBill Discusses: - The 'infamous" '67 Manhattan Beach Open when he and Vogie lost in the first round, and then drank beer the rest of the weekend and made it to the finals against Ron Lang & Ron Van Hagen ( including the antics Leeka and Vogie pulled in the final that led to it being interrupted on multiple occasions when the crowd threw beer bottles & cans on the court countless times, & the infamous Steno Brunicardi story when a drunk fan cracked a bottle of beer over Steno's head, and ...
Bill Leeka - Part 2
January 09, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBBill Leeka Discusses: - How he met Ron Von Hagen at UCLA when they pledged the BETA THETA PI Fraternity together as freshman, how he learned to play volleyball as a freshman football player on the volleyball court behind the frat house, playing at Sorrento Beach and learning more about the sport from Wally Busby and the other fixtures at the beach, how he was a short runt kid all his life starting in elementary school, yet was designated by his teachers and coaches as a speci...
Jan Kvalheim - Part 1
January 07, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBJan Discusses: - Growing up in Norway, what the country is like, and how he got his start in volleyball as a youth, playing indoors professionally, including his time on 2 French professional teams in the 80's - Arago Sete, & AS Cannes, some of the best international indoor players he competed against and looked up to, how he learned the sport of beach VB playing 3 man volleyball on the beach in the French Riviera, how he learned about the AVP and the players he admired on the AVP tour in...
Jeff Jordan - Part 4
December 23, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBJeff Discusses: - The OFF THE COURT "fun" volleyball players in the 70's had with the volley dolly's ( EPIC stories!), one of his most memorable finishes in the '74 Manhattan Beach Open playing with Leonard Armato, and the teams they beat along the way, and how fun the player parties were after the tournament! Support the show
Dave Bordwell - Part 3 (Conclusion)
December 13, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBDave Bordwell Discusses: - More insight on Ron "8-0" Lang , the best diggers from that era, the best hitters from that era, several EPIC stories about the most FEARED guy on the beach, Steno Brunicardi, Dave's memories of winning the '62 Laguna Beach Open with partner Gordon Evans, and winning the '65 Corona Del Mar Open alongside partner Ron Von Hagen, and what transpired in his life after his playing career concluded. Support the show
Dave Bordwell - Part 3 (Conclusion)
December 13, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBDave Bordwell Discusses: - More insight on Ron "8-0" Lang , the best diggers from that era, the best hitters from that era, several EPIC stories about the most FEARED guy on the beach, Steno Brunicardi, Dave's memories of winning the '62 Laguna Beach Open with partner Gordon Evans, and winning the '65 Corona Del Mar Open alongside partner Ron Von Hagen, and what transpired in his life after his playing career concluded. Support the show (https://godstoghosts.com/donate/)
Dave Bordwell - Part 2
December 12, 2020 05:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBDave Bordwell Discusses: - His good friend Keith Erickson and some CLASSIC stories about him and his athletic prowess & some shenanigans' between them ( including the time they threw water balloons at passerby's from their hotel balcony in San Diego), the time Bordwell saw Peter Velasco hit at ball at State Beach that bounced on the restroom roof, his recollection of Ron Von Hagen and what made him so good and an amazing human, the BEST players from his era, his recollection of Gene Sel...
Dave Bordwell - Part 1
December 10, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBDave Bordwell Discusses: - His start in the sport as a 18 year old kid in 1950 thanks to his girlfriend at the time who took him to State Beach and introduced him to Bernie Holtzman, who taught him the game, Bordwell's world class track & field talents ( running the 200 meter dash in 20.6 secs, and long jumping 25 feet 7"), his recollection of the prominent volleyball fixtures at State Beach in the 50's ( Bernie Holtzman, Gene Selznick, Ron Lang, Altie Cohen, Don McMahon, Dick Davis, ...
Jeff Jordan - Part 3
November 26, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBJeff Discusses: - Mike Maas and what a talented indoor defensive player he was, the West LA Window Shades USVBA team he captained and some FUN stories about the team, his High School indoor coaching career as an assistant coach for two of the most talented programs in the history of California : The Laguna Beach Artists ( under head coach Bill Ashen), and the Mira Costa Mustangs (under head coach Mike Cook), as well as some classic stories about the incredibly talented players he had the p...
Mike O'Hara & Mike Bright Tribute - as Told by Ron Lang.
November 14, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBRon Lang pays tribute to O'Hara & Bright and Discusses: - How he first met Mike O'Hara in '56 after O'Hara got out of the service and played in a tournament with him, the Selznick & O'Hara rivalry where he and Mike Bright were just side shows to Selznick & O'Hara when they played one another, how honored Lang was when the O'Hara family asked him to speak at O'Hara's wake, some memorable O'Hara stories, and what he learned from him as a competitor, O'Hara's strengths and weaknesses as ...