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For his achievements and pioneering role in the sport, Stoklos was inducted into the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1999. [5] In 2008, he was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. [7] In 2015, he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. [1]
The California Beach Volleyball Association, commonly known by the acronym CBVA, was the first governing body for beach volleyball. [1] Since its founding in 1962, CBVA has coordinated local beach volleyball tournaments for players of all skill levels. In 2017, CBVA hosted nearly 1,000 tournaments at 23 beaches in 11 skill or age divisions.
A small exhibit dedicated to the history of volleyball and the hall of fame's inductees opened in a 1,600 square feet (150 m 2) section of the renovated Skinner Mill Warehouse on June 6, 1987 - a building built in 1949 to store silk fabric produced by the famous Skinner Mill in Holyoke. The mill itself was destroyed by fire in 1980.
As a primary force behind the growth of beach volleyball as a sport, [2] he was inducted into the California Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2002 and the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2003. [3] [1]
Adam Johnson (born January 31, 1965) is an American former professional beach volleyball player. In total, he won 44 beach volleyball tournaments, and won about $1,700,000 in prizes in his career. [1] [2] 16 of his tournament wins were with volleyball legend Karch Kiraly as his partner. [1]
He is in the California Beach Volleyball Association Hall of Fame. In 2012, Dodd was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. [2] One of beach volleyball's all-time greats, Dodd won 75 titles in his illustrious 18-year career and a silver medal in the first Olympics to feature beach volleyball.
In 1964, as a high school senior, he was selected to the All-Southern California Basketball Team. Hare was introduced to volleyball while at San Diego State University where he graduated in 1969. In 1971, after returning from the service where he was a member of the All Armed Forces Volleyball Team, Hare dedicated himself to the sport of ...
José Geraldo Loiola (born March 28, 1970) [1] is a Brazilian former beach volleyball player. He won the gold medal at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, partnering with Emanuel Rego. [2] Loiola began playing beach volleyball in the AVP in 1993 with partner Eduardo "Anjinho" Bacil. [1]