GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 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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Jeff Jordan - Part 2
November 08, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBJeff Discusses: - A mesmerizing story about the most impressive hit he EVER witnessed (courtesy of Henry Bergmann) during an early round Saturday match at the '70 or '71 Manhattan Beach Open, how amazing the crowds were for the Manhattan Beach Open back then with fans packed all around the court, on the stairs, the pier, and the strand, some of the other most impressive hitters he witnessed over the years as a player, and ref, the variety of balls they played with over the decades and the...
Jeff Jordan - Part 1
November 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBJeff Jordan - Part 1 Interview. Jeff Discusses: - Growing up in the South Bay as a talented baseball and basketball player, how he learned the sport of volleyball during a class at UC Irvine in College, playing in the Manhattan 6 man tournament with Ted Dodd, and being recruited by Pepperdine Coach, Harlen Cohen, to play indoors alongside Ted at Pepperdine on a scholarship where he earned ALL-AMERICAN honors in '75 , playing on the work up yellow court at Marine street during the summ...
Ron Lang Interview. August 30th_2018 Part 1
November 01, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBRon Lang Interview. From August 30th_2018 Part 1 Ron Lang Discusses: - Why he thinks Gene Selznick is the GREATEST American volleyball player in history, ever!, the strategy he would use playing against the modern day best player, Phil Dalhausser, a classic story of playing a young Jim Menges when he taught him a lesson!, how he didn't play the game to make friends, but rather looked at it as a business, and did his BEST to crush and demoralize the competition so they wouldn't th...
Ron Lang
October 30, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBRon Lang. First Interview. May 20th, 2018 Ron Lang Discusses: - His start in the sport when he went to the beach in 1954 to surf as teenager and couldn't surf due to the jelly fish in the ocean, and saw Richie Cooper and Harry Cohen from the Hollywood Y volleyball team playing beach volleyball, and played with them, how they were hard on him while teaching him the nuances of the game (which drove him nuts, but served him well!), playing in his first tournament in '56 with Dick Da...
Ron Lang
October 30, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBRon Lang. First Interview. May 20th, 2018 Ron Lang Discusses: - His start in the sport when he went to the beach in 1954 to surf as teenager and couldn't surf due to the jelly fish in the ocean, and saw Richie Cooper and Harry Cohen from the Hollywood Y volleyball team playing beach volleyball, and played with them, how they were hard on him while teaching him the nuances of the game (which drove him nuts, but served him well!), playing in his first tournament in '56 with Dick Da...
Fred Zuelich - Part 2 ( Conclusion)
October 28, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBFred Zuelich Part 2 ( Conclusion). Fred Discusses: - Some of the talented players he competed against when he played, his "foggy" memory of the after party when he won the '73 Manhattan Beach Open, the surreal experience of driving back down to San Diego after he won the MBO, the amazing comradery between the players back then, what it was like seeing his and Bobby Jackson's name on the Manhattan Beach Pier afterward, Captain Jack and his RAIN MAN esque recollection of the sport's his...
Fred Zuelich - Part 1
October 26, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBFred Zuelich Part 1. Fred Discusses: - His start in the sport as a surfer surfing at 42nd Street in El Porto and the infamous "Black Ball", which meant you couldn't surf, so he played beach volleyball during the break from surfing, his time at SDSU where he went to college, earning his way up through the ranks on the beach through the ranking system, the EPIC story from 1970 in San Diego when he was a AA player and Ron Von Hagen were both partner less and hooked up. Fred's partner n...
John Vallely
October 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBJohn Vallely. John Discusses: - His youth growing up in Newport Beach surfing, working for his dad, playing basketball, and learning the sport of volleyball, his journey as a talented basketball player starting out at Orange Coast Community College where he met his amazing wife, Karen, transferring to UCLA and playing guard for John Wooden at UCLA and winning 2 NCAA Championships in '69 & '70, what he learned at his 2 years at UCLA from Coach Wooden, his career on the beach playing volle...
Holly McPeak
October 17, 2020 02:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBHolly McPeak Interview. Holly Discusses: -Her start in the sport as a kid in the South Bay on the beach with her dad, brother, and sister, the pro players she witnessed in her youth that inspired her, playing indoors at Mira Costa high school for legendary coach Dae Lea Aldrich, and some of the amazing players she played with there in the Mustang program, her collegiate volleyball career starting out at Cal - Berkeley, and then transferring to UCLA for her senior year where she was the ...
Tom Chamales - Part 3
October 13, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBTom Chamales - Part 3 ( Conclusion) Tom Discusses: - The 4 most memorable/MAGIC plays from his career ( including the time he ran down a ball and set it perfectly, the time he hit a ball at Sorrento during a practice game and it SHOOK the sand, and the time he bounced a ball OVER the Sorrento wall into the Hilton families yard and who he met there when he climbed the wall to retrieve the ball!), the 5 best hitters he ever saw, the 5 best diggers he ever saw, the 3 best teams he competed ag...
Tom Chamales - Part 3
October 13, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBTom Chamales - Part 3 ( Conclusion) Tom Discusses: - The 4 most memorable/MAGIC plays from his career ( including the time he ran down a ball and set it perfectly, the time he hit a ball at Sorrento during a practice game and it SHOOK the sand, and the time he bounced a ball OVER the Sorrento wall into the Hilton families yard and who he met there when he climbed the wall to retrieve the ball!), the 5 best hitters he ever saw, the 5 best diggers he ever saw, the 3 best teams he competed ag...
Tom Chamales - Part 2
October 10, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBTom Discusses: - Winning the Sorrento Beach Open in '74 with Marshall Savage over Von Hagen & Menges after he showed up at the beach partnerlesss, his IVA career from '75 - '77, playing in the '76 World Championships with Von Hagen against Menges & Lee when the lighting was crashing, and he was CRUSHING BALLS even though they lost in the finals, going to Hawaii in '75 and playing at the Outrigger Canoe Club with Tommy Haine and pounding 2 balls over the fence, some classic stories from h...
Tom Chamales - Part 1
October 07, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBTom Chamales - Part 1. Tom Chamales Discusses: - His start in the sport at Santa Monica HS in the late 60's, going to Sorrento Beach with all his SAMO HS friends, including Jim Menges, and Randy Niles, how amazing Sorrento Beach was during that era with the Steere Family, Yoshi and her husband Wally Busby., witnessing Ron Lang and Ron Von Hagen hold court, the infamous Sorrento Wall, playing collegiately at UCLA playing for Al Scates, living in the basement of Greg Lee's frat house, the ti...
Tom Chamales- Part 1
October 02, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBTom Chamales Discusses: - His start in the sport at Santa Monica HS in the late 60's, going to Sorrento Beach with all his SAMO HS friends, including Jim Menges, and Randy Niles, how amazing Sorrento Beach was during that era with the Steere Family, Yoshi and her husband Wally Busby., witnessing Ron Lang and Ron Von Hagen hold court, the infamous Sorrento Wall, playing collegiately at UCLA playing for Al Scates, living in the basement of Greg Lee's frat house, the time his dog Barron got in...
Kathy Gregory - Part 2
September 29, 2020 03:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBKathy Discusses: - Mike Stormin' Normand, her best friend, Kathy Hanley, the best women's and men's beach teams and players she saw over the years, her thoughts on the new rules on the beach ( including how she would do against Misty May & Kerri Walsh playing old school sideout rules, one game to 15, and who she would pick as her partner), title 9 and how it affected the sport, her coaching career at UCSB, her broadcasting career, what she is most proud of from her illustrious career, wha...
Kathy Gregory - Part 1
September 17, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBKathy Discusses: - Her start in the sport as a teenager, including the impact her older brothers that she adored, Bill and Bob, had on her, playing in a mixed open on the beach with Alika "The Panther" Smith when she was 14 years old and how his fiery personality and dialogue that tournament made an impact on her for the rest of her life, playing indoors at Santa Monica Community College back then as a teenager with the likes of Dave Bordwell and Dane Holtzman, including playing Dane Holtz...
Buzz Swarts - Part 2
September 15, 2020 03:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBBuzz Discusses: - His thoughts on the rule changes to the short court and rally scoring, how he would do competing against a modern day dominant team like Dalhausser & Rogers playing them under the old school rules ( including his strategy and partner he'd pick to battle them), the 5 best men's beach players he ever saw ( including an amazing story about seeing a 15 year old Karch Kiraly playing with his dad Las at the Santa Barbara Open), his answers to fan questions ( including how his l...
Buzz Swarts - Part 1
September 13, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBBuzz Discusses: - His start in the sport as a volleyball player in his youth growing up as surfing legend Hoppy Swarts' son (including the role Vietnam Vet and and fellow South Bay player Mitch Malpee played in it), plus the other established South Bay players he looked up to: Mike Bright, Mike O'Hara, and John Gonzalez, working his way up through A, AA, and AAA , and the partners he played with to climb that ladder, being sponsored by Perry's Pizza (Which in those days didn't mean $, ...
Matt Gage - Part 3 ( Conclusion)
September 10, 2020 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBMatt Gage Discusses: - How he would do competing against a modern day dominant team like Dalhausser & Rogers playing old school rules, some of his most memorable moments as the AVP Tournament Director ( including a classic OB story when OB mouthed off, Sinjin taking a stand, a tussle in Muskegon, Michigan between Brian Lewis and Kent Steffes he had to break up in the food tent, and Pat Powers swinging a milk jug filled with water at Randy Stoklos during the heat of the battle in Wildwood,...
Matt Gage - Part 3 ( Conclusion)
September 10, 2020 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBMatt Gage Discusses: - How he would do competing against a modern day dominant team like Dalhausser & Rogers playing old school rules, some of his most memorable moments as the AVP Tournament Director ( including a classic OB story when OB mouthed off, Sinjin taking a stand, a tussle in Muskegon, Michigan between Brian Lewis and Kent Steffes he had to break up in the food tent, and Pat Powers swinging a milk jug filled with water at Randy Stoklos during the heat of the battle in Wildwood,...
Matt Gage - Part 2
September 03, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBMatt Gage Discusses: - His recollection of some of the talented players who played the sport during his era between 1970 and 1983 hat I asked him about as a competitor ( Ron Lang, Ron Von Hagen, Jim Menges, Chris Marlowe, Gary Hooper, Steve Obradovich, and Greg Lee), the best hitters he saw over his entire career as a player and tournament director, the best diggers he saw, the 3 best teams he witnessed over his career as a player and tournament director, and his thoughts on the rule cha...
Matt Gage - Part 1
September 01, 2020 06:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBMatt Gage Discusses: - His start in the sport (playing collegiality at LBSU with Buzz Swarts, and Bill "Blowfish" Imwalle , playing with Patti Bright, and friend and LBSU teammate Bill Imwalle), working his way through the ranking system on the beach from A, AA, and AAA, the players he looked up to on the beach when he was coming up, including his IDOL, Larry "RAGS" Rundle, and how talented he was, his recollection of the epic 1968 Manhattan Beach Open witnessing Ron Lang & Ron Von Hagen ...
Ron Lang ( ON FIRE!) Interview. August 22nd, 2020. Lang FACT CHECKING Bob Vogelsang on the history of the sport....
August 29, 2020 04:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBAfter listening to Bob Vogelsang's recent parts 3 & 4 podcast interview, Lang was compelled to call Vogie out on some of his comments and lack of facts... :) Support the show
John Taylor - Part 1
August 23, 2020 08:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBJohn Taylor discusses: His start in the sport as a youth at the Santa Monica Beach Club, meeting a fellow young volleyball player there by the name of Dennis "The Condor" Duggan, and how the two of them were inspired to pursue the sport to the highest level by Doc Burroughs, playing in the State Beach Open at the age of 17, and beating LEGENDS Gene Selznick & Ron Lang in the first round, hitchhiking to Hollywood to play indoors on the second Hollywood team (the Comets) against the fir...
Bob Vogelsang - part 4 ( Conclusion)
August 19, 2020 03:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBBob Vogelsang Part 4 ( Conclusion) Discusses: - His thoughts on the new beach rules, how he would do playing against a team like Phil Dalhausser & NickLucena under the old rules, what he's most proud of about his career and how he would like to be remembered, what he misses the most about the old days and competing in the sport, his answers to fan questions ( playing basketball against the Harlem Globetrotters and the time he went off script and stole the ball from Meadow Lark Lemmon and ...
Bob Vogelsang - Part 4 (Conclusion)
August 19, 2020 03:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBBob Vogelsang Discusses: - His thoughts on the new beach rules, how he would do playing against a team like Phil Dalhausser & NickLucena under the old rules, what he's most proud of about his career and how he would like to be remembered, what he misses the most about the old days and competing in the sport, his answers to fan questions ( playing basketball against the Harlem Globetrotters and the time he went off script and stole the ball from Meadow Lark Lemmon and dunked!, amazing Wil...
Bob Vogelsang - Part 3
August 17, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBBob Vogelsang discusses: - Some of the other legendary players he competed with and against, including, Doug Dunlap, Jim Menges, Randy Niles, Wilt Chamberlin, Greg Lee, Gene Pflueger, Steno Brunicardi, Mike Stormin' Normand, Kathy Gregory, the Best Hitters he ever saw, the best diggers ( including Manny Saenz)..... Support the show
Bob Vogelsang - Part 2
August 09, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBVogie discusses: - His recollection of some of the players he competed against ( Larry Rundle, Henry Bergmann, Ron Lang, Ron Von Hagen, Gene Pflueger, and Mike Bright), his favorite beer he drinks these days, a CLASSIC Mike Bright story when Vogie decided to go spear fishing one day, and stopped by Mike Bright's dive shop for some spear fishing advice on his way to Point Dume, and Bright gives Vogie a taste of his own medicine with some spear fishing advice that leads to one of the funnie...
Bob Vogelsang - Part 1
August 02, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBVogie discusses: - His youth growing up in LA and going to Sorrento Beach as kid with his parents, shagging balls for the legends playing there, and being immediately in awe of the players, the energy at the beach, and the lifestyle..., playing volleyball with Pete Hogan as a teenager at Sorrento, State, and Muscle Beach, his memories of Gene Selznick ( watching him play, parking cars for him, being coached by him, and Gene's love of food!), his time coaching AVP player Brian Gatzke on ...
Adam Johnson - Part 3
July 28, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBAdam Johnson Part 3: Adam discusses: - Playing and winning on both sides of the court on the AVP, his 3 most memorable wins, the experience of visiting the Manhattan Beach Pier and seeing his name on it among all the legends who won there, the CUERVO parties!, the 5 best hitters he faced, 5 best diggers, the best blockers, and best players he competed against, what it was like playing with Karch Kiraly, and some of their best wins together, including the epic '97 Minneapolis Open when ...
Adam Johnson - Part 2
July 04, 2020 22:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBAdam Discusses: - Playing with legend Pat Powers and getting his first win with him in '91 at Santa Barbara and then being dumped by PP shortly there after, teaming up with Ricci Luyties that season and winning the first NBC live televised event in Milwaukee when he and Ricci beat John Hanley & Mike Whitmarsh in an epic final on live TV, the success Adam and Ricci had the rest of that summer playing together, culminating in an epic win over legends Sinjin Smith & Randy Stoklos at the USA Ch...
Adam Johnson - Part 1
June 29, 2020 01:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBAdam Johnson - Part 1 Adam discusses: His start in the sport as a kid growing up in Laguna Beach, his illustrious Laguna Beach high school career, winning 3 CIF titles along side some incredible volleyball talent playing for coach Bill Ashen, his collegiate volleyball career as a USC Trojan, playing for Coach Bob Yoder (where he was the NCAA Player of the Year in ’86, a 3 x All-American, and 3 x NCAA runner up), his stint on the USA Men's indoor volleyball team, his start as a ...
Ron Lang- August 28th, 2018 Interview.
June 12, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBLang Discusses: - Why he thinks Gene Selznick is the best American Volleyball player ever despite my argument that Karch Kiraly is, his recollection of his time on the '64 Olympic team, how he would have played against Dalhausser on the beach ( regardless of his partner), classic stories of playing against Jim Menges back in the day when Lang served a sky ball that was going to land out on a woman and her child and Jim Menges caught the ball before it hit them and Lang said, that's a poin...
Bill Leeka - Part 1
June 08, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBLeeka discusses: - His UCLA football career playing for legendary Coach Red Sanders, pledging as a freshman there ( alongside beach volleyball legend Ron Von Hagen) in the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and the HAZING they went through, some of his most memorable experiences as a two-way player on the team, including the "forearm" shiver he delivered to Oregon State's star tail back/safety that made him a legend in the Pacific Coast Conference, the fun he had the nights before home games causi...
Nancy Cohen - Part 2
June 06, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBNancy Cohen Part 2. Nancy discusses: - The amazing men's players she saw at State Beach when she was playing ( including Dane Selznick, Andy Fishburn, Randy Stoklos, Sinjin Smith, Dane Hotzman, and a teenage Kent Steffes), the legendary players and characters of State Beach ( Bernie Holtzman, Gene Selznick, Ron Von Hagen, Ron Lang, Jean and Steno Brunicardi, and Butch May practicing with his his daughter Misty May!), plus basketball legend and lover of volleyball- Wilt Chamberlin, and the ...
Nancy Cohen - Part 1
June 01, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBNancy Discusses: - How she got her start in the sport growing up at State Beach in Santa Monica, learning the sport from her father, Altie Cohen, witnessing the legendary volleyball players/characters, surfers, and movie stars who were all a part of the State Beach scene, winning the '74 State Beach Open at the age of 15 with her partner, Jean Brunicardi, her time as a highly successful high school player at Pacific Palisades HS, being one of the first female volleyball players to earn a...
Larry Rundle - Part 2
May 29, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBLarry Discusses: - Playing with Bob Clem ( his partner in the '71 Manhattan Beach Open that they WON), how he views himself as MORE of an INDOOR player, than a beach guy, the best players he competed against, the best diggers, the best hitters, playing and WINNING the GOLD medal in the '67 Pan Am Games in Canada on the US Olympic Men's Indoor team to qualify for the '68 Olympics, how he supported himself financially working as a waiter in the evenings at the Daisy Disco Club in Beverly Hill...
Larry Rundle Part 1
May 27, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBInterview with Larry Rundle - Part 1: Larry discusses: His start in the sport at John Adams Junior high school during the summer when he would hang out there from 9 am until 5 pm playing basketball, volleybal, (and PING PONG, if he lost)l, the influence Coaches Don Steere and Dave Heiser had on him at such a young age, that he held the John Adams JR High School consecutive free throw record ( 17 in a ROW!), from 1956 until 1998, and how Dave Heiser sent him a REGISTERED letter in '98 let...
Larry Rundle - Part 1
May 20, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBLarry Discusses: - Bob Clem ( his partner in the '71 Manhattan Beach Open in which they won) and why he considers him a HAIR better than Henry Bergmann, how he views himself as more of an indoor player, as opposed to a beach player due to his work commitments and the limited beach tournaments he competed in, the best players he competed against on the beach, the best diggers, the best hitters, the 1967 Pan Am Games he competed in indoors on the USA Olympic team to qualify for the 1968 Olymp...
George Stepanof - Part 3 ( conclusion)
May 17, 2020 03:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBGeorge Discusses: - What he is most proud of over his career as a husband to Arlene, DAD, player, friend, tournament director, and CBVA HOF contributor, HOW he would like to be remembered, what he is up to now days, what he misses about those golden days, and several EPIC party stories in the San Diego area among the players that he witnessed firsthand from that are PRICELESS and few people know about ( including multiple Nate Parrish escapades that even the biggest ROCK music and surfin...
George Stepanof - Part 2
May 15, 2020 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBGeorge discusses: - The hardest hitters he ever saw ( Suwara, Bergmann, Tom Chamales, Powers), the best diggers he saw, the best teams he witnessed as tournament director on both the men's and women's side, his thoughts on the "new rules with short court", some of his most memorable moments as a tournament director ( including the players who terrorized him as a tournament director), the best players he witnessed ( men and women), and some great stories about guys like Steno Brunicardi :) ...
George Stepanof - Part 1
May 10, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBGeorge Discusses: -His first time playing beach volleyball in 1955 at Mission Beach, the best players in the San Diego area at that time ( Nate Parrish, Chester Goss, Jack Henn), witnessing Gene Selznick and Bernie Holtzman, and Mike O'Hara & Mike Bright play and what made them so special on the court, the lifestyle and camaraderie among the players at that time, the 1970 San Diego Open that he was the tournament director for when Dane Holtzman informed Ron Von Hagen an hour before there...
Al Scates - Part 6 ( Conclusion)
May 05, 2020 03:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBAl Discusses: - A recruiting battle he had for a Brazilian player against USC coach Ernie Hix for a Brazilian player ( not Celson Kalache) , how amazing Celso Kalache was at USC, the multiple volleyball "how to" books he made over his career, WHAT made him THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ( by far) men's volleyball coach at UCLA ( if you are a coach, you need to listen to this as it is AMAZING and still holds true today), how he was ahead of his time with analytics of the sport, and where and what he i...
Al Scates - Part 6 ( Conclusion)
May 05, 2020 03:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBAl Discusses: - A recruiting battle he had for a Brazilian player against USC coach Ernie Hix for a Brazilian player ( not Celson Kalache) , how amazing Celso Kalache was at USC, the multiple volleyball "how to" books he made over his career, WHAT made him THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ( by far) men's volleyball coach at UCLA ( if you are a coach, you need to listen to this as it is AMAZING and still holds true today), how he was ahead of his time with analytics of the sport, and where and what he i...
Al Scates - Part 5
May 02, 2020 02:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBAl Discusses: - His 2 biggest coaching disappointments, his amazing coaching tree of former players that played for him at UCLA and went on to be great coaches, including current USA Men's Olympic Men's Team, and UCLA Bruin Men's Volleyball coach - John Speraw, the BEST coaches he coached against over his 50 year career, and his acting debut in his former player Paul Nihilipali's 2008 beach volleyball film, THE GREEN FLASH ( formerly known as Beach Kings). Make sure to watch it as you wi...
Al Scates - Part 4
April 30, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBAl Discusses: 5 of his most memorable coaching experiences ( including some in OTHER sports before UCLA)....... Good stuff! It explains a lot about why he is the BEST ever..... Support the show
Spike Boarts' Stories Part 2
April 29, 2020 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBSpike Discusses: - Playing in a mixed open on the beach with Kathy Gregory, his South Bay buddies he grew up with, handi -cap tournaments he played in and won with Bill Leeka one year, and Dennis "the Condor" Duggan the next year, his time playing indoors for the the Hollywood Y Comets, playing for the Olympic Club indoor 6 man USVBA team and winning the Far Westerns tournament, how he met his AMAZING wife at the beach, his memories of playing at his home beach: Marine Street in Manha...
Spike Boarts Stories Part 1
April 25, 2020 03:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBSpike Boarts Stories Part 1. Spike Discusses: The 1962 USVBA Nationals in Philadelphia where his team finished 5th, watching the Hollywood YMCA led team there that year coached by Harry Wilson compete against Gene Selznick's Westside Jewish Community Center team in the finals, and not getting to see Dick Clark's American Bandstand :) , the 1963 USVBA Nationals when he played for the Hollywood Y Stars alongside all the legends when he was an 18 year old kid against Stockton in the final...
Al Scates-Part 3.
April 23, 2020 04:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBAl discusses: The 1965 UCLA team he had, featuring Ernie Suwara, Larry Rundle, and Keith Erickson, how those 3 legends of the sport ended up at UCLA playing for him ( including what made each one of them SPECIAL as a player and some great stories about each), more information about his DAD, a trip to Mexico City in 1965 with the USA team, and how it led to some amazing ideas Al brought back to UCLA and the athletic director when they were constructing the Pauley Pavilion ( including how t...
Al Scates - Part 2
April 15, 2020 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBAl Scates Part 2. Al discusses: What it was like coaching volleyball at UCLA during the early years in the late 60's on a "shoe-string" budget, including using hand me down uniforms from the UCLA basketball team courtesy of Coach Wooden, his time competing on the USA men's indoor National team and Hollywood Y in the early 60's leading up to the '64 Olympics, including the travesty of Harry Wilson's gross incompetence as a coach, and SHADY political choices of players selected for the team...