Rudy Suwara
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| Full name | Rudolph Suwara | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tasmanian Devil | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 19, 1941 New York City, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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Rudolph "Rudy" Suwara (born November 19, 1941) is an American former volleyball player who competed with the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] Suwara won a gold medal with the national team at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.[2] He captained the United States team in the early 1970s.[3] Suwara was nicknamed "Tasmanian Devil".[1]
Coaching
[edit]Suwara coached the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) men's team from 1971 to 1974. In 1974, UCSB finished second in the NCAA National Championship and won the USVBA Collegiate and Open Division National Championships.
Suwara then coached the San Diego State University (SDSU) women's team from 1976 to 1991, compiling a record of 431–204–3.[2]
In 2012, Suwara was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Suwara grew up in Spanish Harlem. His brother, Ernie Suwara, played for the United States men's volleyball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudy Suwara". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Suwara Selected For AVCA Hall of Fame". SDSU Athletics. June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Amdur, Neil (August 24, 1971). "Castro, No. 1 Fan, Is Proud of Cuba In Volleyball Test". The New York Times. p. 45. Retrieved September 2, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ Miller, Scott (October 25, 1990). "Through It All, He Plays the Breaks : Volleyball: The obstacles are omnipresent, but, after more than 400 victories, SDSU Coach Rudy Suwara still charts a course for national prominence". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2024. (subscription required)
External links
[edit]- Rudy Suwara at Olympics.com
- Olympedia profile: Rudy Suwara
- Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
- Rudy Suwara at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Volleybox.net profile
- From Bronx to the Beach
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- American men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for the United States
- Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from New York City
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos coaches
- Volleyball players at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Volleyball players at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in volleyball
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in volleyball
- 20th-century American sportsmen