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GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJay Hanseth - Part 2Jay 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 partnered up with both later in their careers and helped them le...
2022-02-0344 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDigger Graybill - Part 1Digger 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 Marine Street Open alongside Dennis Hare in '71, as well as w...
2022-01-1955 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballArt AlperArt Alper:- Art discuses 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, his memories of his teammates (including Gene Selznick, Mike...
2022-01-131h 02GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJay Hanseth - Part 1Jay 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 '75 USVBA Open tournament with his USCSB teamma...
2021-11-0753 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJay Hanseth - Part 1Jay 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 '75 USVBA Open tournament with his US...
2021-11-0254 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAlan Segal - Part 2Alan 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, the best diggers, best players, and most underrated players from th...
2021-10-201h 18GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAlan Segal - Part 1Alan 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 hand", including Nate Parrish putting his head through the glass window and throwing a c...
2021-10-191h 03GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballButch May - Part 8Butch 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 with the players today all over the WORLD, and the two USA women's beach players, Sarah Spocil, and Kr...
2021-09-021h 18GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballButch May - Part 7Butch 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 Catalina to Manhattan Beach Paddle Board contest, and another in Hawaii against surfing le...
2021-08-241h 05GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballButch May _ Part 6Butch 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 talented Gene Selznicjk was ....Support the show
2021-08-171h 13GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballButch May - Part 5Butch 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 Gruenwinkel (Matthies), Rose Duncan, Captain Buzz Swarts, Ron Lang, Mike O'Hara, Edie Conr...
2021-08-0455 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballButch May - Part 4Butch 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
2021-08-0426 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballButch May - Part 3Butch 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 & Sea Club had the BEST food on the beach :), the legendary Barber family that was an integral part of the scene...
2021-07-0956 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballButch May - Part 2Butch 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, when he played in a Winston Volleyball tournament alongside Gene Selz...
2021-06-071h 08GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballButch May - Part 1Butch 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 small town, his amateur bull riding career where he...
2021-06-031h 20GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballRon Von Hagen on the INFAMOUS 1968 Manhattan Beach OpenRon 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
2021-06-0126 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDennis Hare - Part 7 (Conclusion)Dennis 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
2021-04-1713 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballTom Sorensen - Part 3 (Conclusion)Tom 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, how much he loves the changes in the sport we see today, and the amazi...
2021-04-1249 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballTom Sorensen - Part 2Tom 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 "Coach on One" story he has from his time on the National team when he ove...
2021-04-1038 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballTom Sorensen - Part 1Tom 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 recruiting process to follow where he decided there was no other coach he wanted to play...
2021-04-0748 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJan Kvalheim - Part 4 (Conclusion)Jan 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 up to now days in Norway, including family, hobbies, and a n...
2021-03-2742 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJan Kvalheim - Part 3Jan 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
2021-03-1932 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJan Kvalheim - Part 2Jan 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 AVP star when they asked to borrow one o...
2021-03-1525 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDennis Hare - Part 6.Dennis 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
2021-03-0225 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballSam Lagana - Part 2Sam 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 as the MC of the spor...
2021-02-281h 05GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballSam Lagana - Part 1Sam 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 public relations, marketing, and MC'in...
2021-02-1644 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballSam Lagana - Part 1Sam 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 as an announcer there, his time working on the AVP Tour during the HEY DAY of the sport in public relations...
2021-02-1444 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDennis Hare - Part 5Dennis 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 who some of his favorite bands are t...
2021-02-0931 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDennis Hare - Part 4Dennis 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" Van Wagner, Robi Hutas, Kevin Goff, Doug Avery, & Artie Couvillon, and how their priceless photos play an instrumental part in ca...
2021-02-0525 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDennis Hare - Part 3Dennis 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 party all night on Saturday, and then still play the next day, and ho...
2021-01-2931 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDennis Hare - Part 2Dennis 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 Zuelich in...
2021-01-2227 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDennis Hare- Part 1.Dennis 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 the gym at SDSU with Duncan McFarland!, his first exposure to beach vol...
2021-01-1828 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAndy Fishburn - Part 3 (Conclusion)Andy 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 Volleyball championship finals at Pauley Pavilion at UCLA!, his career after volleyball work...
2021-01-1431 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAndy Fishburn - Part 2Andy 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 partner Jay Hanseth crossed the player picket line to play as the tournament spon...
2021-01-1240 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAndy Fishburn - Part 1Andy 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 had as a team in '77 &'78 winning several tournaments together, the...
2021-01-1145 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBill Leeka - Part 2Bill 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 special athletic talent and leader all the way through high school, a classic stor...
2021-01-0940 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBill Leeka - Part 3 ( Conclusion)Bill 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 how Butch May saved the poor fan from being ann...
2021-01-0942 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJan Kvalheim - Part 1Jan 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 his youth, how he earned his nickname - MAP...
2021-01-0738 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJeff Jordan - Part 4Jeff 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
2020-12-2335 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBill Leeka - Part 2Bill 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 of a kid all his life starting in elementary school, yet was designated by his teachers and...
2020-12-2340 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBill Leeka - Part 2Bill 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 special...
2020-12-2140 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDave Bordwell - Part 3 (Conclusion)Dave 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
2020-12-1323 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDave Bordwell - Part 2Dave 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 Selznick, including how dominant Gene was on the beach, his amazing personality that drew crowd...
2020-12-1231 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballDave Bordwell - Part 1Dave 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, etc..), a classic story about Pan Am games when he and Mike Bright got into a fight in the...
2020-12-1035 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJeff Jordan - Part 3Jeff 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 privilege of coaching during his time at both high schools.S...
2020-11-2735 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballMike O'Hara & Mike Bright Tribute - as Told by Ron Lang. Ron 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 a player, and what an amazing father he was, stories about Mike Bri...
2020-11-1455 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJeff Jordan - Part 2Jeff 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 differences between them, the best diggers he saw over the...
2020-11-0857 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJeff Jordan - Part 1Jeff 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 summer and being invited to play on the main Orange Court by Mike Cook, ...
2020-11-031h 20GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballRon Lang Interview. August 30th_2018 Part 1Ron Lang Interview. From August 30th_2018 Part 1Ron 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 think they had a chance against him, how he moved on from Gene...
2020-11-0143 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballRon LangRon Lang. First Interview. May 20th, 2018Ron 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 Davis and beating the legendary team of Gene Sel...
2020-10-3047 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballFred Zuelich - Part 2 ( Conclusion)Fred 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 history, the 5 best hitters he saw, the 5 best diggers, some classic stories about...
2020-10-2853 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballFred Zuelich - Part 1Fred 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 never made it down from Sant B...
2020-10-2643 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballRon Von HagenRon Von Hagen discusses:- Ron Lang and and what made him such an amazing player, Gene Selznick, , his thoughts on the new rules, and how he'd play against a modern day team like Dalhausser & whoever he played with under the old rules.....Support the show (https://godstoghosts.com/donate/)
2020-10-2400 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJohn VallelyJohn 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 volleyball and the players he played with up to landing Ron Von Hagen as a...
2020-10-211h 07GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballHolly McPeakHolly 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 starting setter on their '90 NCAA Championship team, the...
2020-10-1741 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballHolly McPeakHolly McPeak.Holly Discusses:-Her start in the sport as a kid in the South Bay on the beach with her dad and 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 program, her collegiate volleyball career starting out at Cal - Berkeley, and then transferring to UCLA where she was the starting setter on their '90 NCAA Championship team, the inspiration...
2020-10-1600 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballTom Chamales - Part 3Tom 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 against, his IVA...
2020-10-1348 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballTom Chamales - Part 2Tom 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 his time on the IVA, his favorite partner on the beach, his...
2020-10-1035 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballTom Chamales - Part 1Tom 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 time his dog Barron got in a fight with...
2020-10-0739 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballTom Chamales- Part 1Tom 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 a fight with Mike Stormin' Normand's Great Dane, ...
2020-10-0200 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballKathy Gregory - Part 2Kathy 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, what she is up to NOW DAYS in retirement, and her answers to...
2020-09-2938 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballKathy Gregory - Part 1Kathy 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 Holtzman in a game of horse and one on o...
2020-09-1733 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBuzz Swarts - Part 2Buzz 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 legendary south bay surfer dad Hoppy had a significant role in professional surfing th...
2020-09-1526 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBuzz Swarts - Part 1Buzz 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 $, but rather ALL the FREE Pizza and Cokes he could inges...
2020-09-131h 03GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballMatt Gage - Part 3 ( Conclusion)Matt 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, New Jersey), what he's most proud of from his career as...
2020-09-1031 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballMatt Gage - Part 2Matt 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 changes to the short court in the early 2000's. . Support the show
2020-09-0338 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballMatt Gage - Part 1Matt 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 battle Larry Rundle & Henry Bergmann in the winners bracket final that lasted 3 ho...
2020-09-0140 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballRon Lang ( ON FIRE!) Interview. August 22nd, 2020. Lang FACT CHECKING Bob Vogelsang on the history of the sport....After 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
2020-08-2926 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJohn Taylor - Part 1John 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 first team (the Stars), and what a thrill it was comp...
2020-08-2355 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBob Vogelsang - Part 4 (Conclusion)Bob 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 Wilt Chamberlin stories ( including WHO cheated more at cards), the time he p...
2020-08-1958 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBob Vogelsang - Part 3Bob 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
2020-08-1740 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBob Vogelsang - Part 2Vogie 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 funniest stories ever!Support the show
2020-08-0932 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBob Vogelsang - Part 1Vogie 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 the AVP tour in the '90's, the '67 Manhattan Beach Open, whe...
2020-08-0245 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAdam Johnson - Part 3Adam 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 he and Karch beat their former partners Kent Steffes & Jose Loiola, his...
2020-07-281h 05GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAdam Johnson - Part 2Adam 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 Championships in Hermosa Beach, the '93 Manhattan Beach...
2020-07-0534 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAdam Johnson - Part 1Adam 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 young professional on the beach competing on the AVP tour alongside Troy Tanner and Steve Tim...
2020-06-2937 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballRon Lang- August 28th, 2018 Interview.Lang 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 point!, the advice he gave to a yo...
2020-06-121h 20GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBill Leeka - Part 1Leeka 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 causing mischief when the team played at the LA Coliseum, and staying at a downtown LA...
2020-06-0846 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballNancy Cohen - Part 2Nancy 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 impact he had on the sport, her thoughts on the sport today and what could be done to...
2020-06-061h 11GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballNancy Cohen - Part 1Nancy 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 collegiate scholarship to play for Coach Patti Bright at Pepperdine University, wh...
2020-06-011h 11GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballLarry Rundle - Part 2Larry 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 Hills during '67 and '68, and then...
2020-05-291h 09GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballLarry Rundle Part 1Interview 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 letting him know his record was broken :), how at...
2020-05-271h 13GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballGeorge Stepanof - Part 3 ( conclusion)George 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 surfing ROCK STARS in history would be envious of....) You'll be Mind blown...
2020-05-1735 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballGeorge Stepanof - Part 2George 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 :)Support the show
2020-05-1544 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballGeorge Stepanof - Part 1George 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 first match that he couldn't play due to turning Hare Krishna the NIGHT before, and ho...
2020-05-1039 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAl Scates - Part 6 ( Conclusion)Al 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 is up to now AFTER r...
2020-05-0534 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAl Scates - Part 5Al 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 will get to see Al ( Pacino) Scates, killing it with his acting chops :)Support the...
2020-05-0244 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAl Scates - Part 4Al 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
2020-04-3041 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballSpike Boarts' Stories Part 2Spike 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 Manhattan Beach, playing for the Legends indoor 6 man team along...
2020-04-2952 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballSpike Boarts Stories Part 1Spike 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 finals, and how coach Harry Wilson inserted him in game 2 ( after they lost game 1, in a best of 3) and they were down...
2020-04-2544 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAl Scates-Part 3.Al 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 the crowd of 5,000 attendees they drew playing the Japanese National Men's and Women's tea...
2020-04-2350 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAl Scates - Part 2Al 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 done behind closed doors, which left SEVERAL of our BEST players off team, inc...
2020-04-1551 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballAl Scates - Part 1Al Scates Part 1 Interview: The Beginning. Coach Scates discusses:- His Early years growing up in his family with a truck driver dad who was an alcoholic and how it impacted him as a child and for the rest of his life, his start in the sport of volleyball, seeing Gene Selznick for the first time at State Beach, how amazing Gene was as a player and one-of-a kind personality and the entourage he drew, playing with Sharon Peterson in a mixed indoor tournament at Santa Monica College, playing on the beach with Walt Schiller, and Bob Me...
2020-04-0939 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballGreg Lee - Part 3Interview with Greg Lee - Part 3Greg discusses: Winning the first Beach World Championship at State Beach alongside partner Jim Menges in 1976 over the team of Ron Von Hagen & Tom Chamales, (including a monumental rally in which the ball crossed the net 16 times until Menges collapsed in the sand of exhaustion, the lightning and thunder exploding intermittently in the background while Chamales was crushing balls STRAIGHT down in sync with the weather, and the after party at the Elks Club), playing against Karch Kirlay for the first time when Karch was just a teenager playing with his...
2020-04-0755 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballGreg Lee - Part 2Greg Lee Interview - Part 2Greg discusses: His first trip in 1970 to Sorrento Beach in the spring as a young kid at UCLA during a "June Gloom" day and meeting Ron Von Hagen, Tom Chamales, and Jim Menges by the Sorrento wall when the beach was empty except for them on that day, and how those 3 players (aside from his brother Jon) shaped his volleyball career...., His classic memories of seeing Bob Vogelsang at the beach doing things only Vogie could do, an invaluable lesson he learned from Coach Wooden on how to put your socks and shoe...
2020-03-241h 08GODS to GHOSTS VolleyballGreg Lee - Part 1Interview with Greg Lee - Part 1Greg discusses: His youth growing up as the youngest of 3 brothers in Reseda, California and the pummeling he took from his BIG brothers Chris, and Jon, playing high school basketball for his dad and Coach Lonnie Lee where he became the 2 x LA City high school basketball player of the year, being recruited by legendary UCLA Bruin coach John Wooden, , his recollection of playing for coach Wooden and winning 2 NCAA Championships in '72 & '73 alongside his dear friend Bill Walton, his first trip to Sorrento Beach in Santa Monica and "cutting h...
2020-03-2140 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJim Menges - Part 2Interview with Jim Menges - Part 2( This Interview took place on August 28th, 2018)Jim discusses: The invaluable lessons he learned from the legendary Ron Von Hagen, his 3 most memorable wins, an EPIC rally he and Greg Lee had against Ron Von Hagen and Tom Chamales at the '76 World Championships at State Beach when the ball crossed the net 13 TIMES, a match against Kirk Kilgour and Doug Dunlap when they were absolutely crushing balls, the best hitters he faced during his career, the best diggers, who he believes are the 3 BEST players in this history of the...
2020-03-0940 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballJim Menges - Part 1Interview with Jim Menges - Part 1(This interview was conducted on Aug 28th, 2018)Jim Discusses: Playing high school football for legendary coach Don Steere at Santa Monica high, his start in the sport alongside his SAMO friends Randy Niles, and Tom Chamales in the summer of '69 at Sorrento Beach, how amazing the beach scene was at Sorrento, with legends Ron Von Hagen and Ron Lang holding A court all day, everyday, meeting his future partner Greg Lee in 1970, losing 8 - 0 to Lang the first time he played him (NEXT!), all the incredible players and characters at...
2020-03-0649 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBill Imwalle - Part 2Interview with Bill Imwalle - Part 2. Bill discusses: His most memorable wins on the beach, the partners he played with on the beach ( Matt Gage, Bobby Jackson, and Phil Anderson, to name a few), his recollection of the other significant competitors he played against or with in the 70's: Ron Lang, Rose Duncan, Fred Zuelich, Gary Hooper, Captain Buzzard Swarts, Skip Allen, and Mike Carey, the surreal experience he had during the '92 USVBA Men's 45 Masters indoor tournament, where he competed alongside his friends Ernie Suwara, Rudy Suwara, Buzz Swarts, and Butch May, the 5 best hitters, 5 best diggers...
2020-03-0252 minGODS to GHOSTS VolleyballBill Imwalle - Part 1Interview with Bill Imwalle - Part 1.Bill discusses: How he got his start in the sport on the beach in Santa Cruz, his time competing collegiality indoors for the Long Beach State 49ers, his college teammates, some of the BEST players he competed against at the collegiate level, playing in beach opens for the first time with good friend, Matt Gage, and what it was like playing against some of the greatest beach players to ever play...Support the show
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