Uvaldo Acosta
| Uvaldo Acosta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nationality | United States | ||
| Born | 16 May 1965 | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Number | 6 (national team) | ||
| National team | |||
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Uvaldo Acosta (born 16 May 1965, died 12 February 1998)[1] was an American male volleyball player. He was part of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1990 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Brazil.[2]
Acosta played for George Mason University,[3] where he was later a coach.[4]
He drowned in Hawaii on February 12, 1998. He was 32 years old at the time of his death.[1][4] and was posthumously inducted into the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association's Hall of Fame in 2012.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Uvaldo Acosta". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Men Volleyball XIII World Championship 1990 - Teams Composition - United States". todor66.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "George Mason Defeats SDSU in Volleyball". Los Angeles Times. 8 March 1987. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ a b Finn, Peter (14 February 1998). "GMU Grieves After Death of Coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "EIVA Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees". Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2016.