Uvaldo Acosta
| Uvaldo Acosta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Born | May 16, 1965 El Paso, Texas[1] | ||
| Died | February 12, 1998 (aged 32) Hawaii | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Number | 6 (national team) | ||
| National team | |||
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Uvaldo Acosta (May 16, 1965 – February 12, 1998[2]) 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.[3]
Acosta played for George Mason University,[4] where he was later a coach.[5]
He drowned in Hawaii on February 12, 1998. He was 32 years old at the time of his death.[2][5] and was posthumously inducted into the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association's Hall of Fame in 2012.[6] The Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) Player of the Year award was renamed the Uvaldo Acosta Memorial award in his honor,[7] and George Mason hosted the inaugural Uvaldo Acosta Invitational in 2018.[8]
References[]
- ^ Finn, Peter (February 14, 1998). "GMU GRIEVES AFTER DEATH OF COACH". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ a b "Uvaldo Acosta". Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Men Volleyball XIII World Championship 1990 - Teams Composition - United States". todor66.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "George Mason Defeats SDSU in Volleyball". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 1987. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ a b Finn, Peter (February 14, 1998). "GMU Grieves After Death of Coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "EIVA Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees". Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. May 8, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ Keith, Braden (April 17, 2018). "GEORGE MASON SETTER BRIAN NEGRON NAMED 2018 EIVA PLAYER OF THE YEAR". volleymob.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Carlson, Clinton W. (February 4, 2018). "Uvaldo Acosta Honored in Men's Volleyball Invitational". gmufourthestate.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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