USA Volleyball Honors Doug Beal with Coleman Award
5/14/2024 2:00:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
James E. Coleman Award | USA Volleyball Release | Banquet Tickets
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Doug Beal, a former Ohio State men's volleyball student-athlete (1969) and coach (1972-74) will be honored by USA Volleyball with the James E. Coleman Award at a banquet in Columbus May 22. The event will be held at the Hilton Polaris. Tickets are available at the link above.
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Beal, a former USA National Team coach and administrator, is being honored for his service and success with Team USA.
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Beal, the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player of the Year in 1969 at Ohio State, was inducted into the OSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.
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An All-MIVA First Teamer and USVBA Second Team All-American in 1969, Beal went on to become the head coach of the Buckeyes (1972-74/52-15 record).
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As a collegiate coach, Beal was named the MIVA Coach of the Year in 1973. He led the Buckeyes to the MIVA regular-season title in 1972 before a pair of third-place finishes in 1973 and 1974. Â
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Internationally, Beal led the United States to Olympic Gold as head coach of Team USA in the 1984 Los Angeles Games. He also led the U.S. squad in 2000 and 2004.
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Kevin Burch, head coach of the Ohio State men's volleyball team, said Beal is well deserving of the honors and recognition by USA Volleyball.
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"Coach Beal is on the Mount Rushmore of American volleyball," Burch said. "His legacy goes far beyond Ohio State Men's Volleyball. When I was named to the Ohio State head coaching position five years ago, a top priority was to invite Coach Beal to campus.
"I wanted to reconnect him with the program and learn from him as much I could," Burch said. "I had no idea it would turn into him flying out for a week every semester. We have all learned a ton from coach and he's made a significant impact on the program's success in the last two years, on and off the court. Coach Beal has the same level of care for this program that he did when he was the head coach in the early 1970's and we're lucky to benefit from his leadership and guidance!"Â
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Doug Beal, a former Ohio State men's volleyball student-athlete (1969) and coach (1972-74) will be honored by USA Volleyball with the James E. Coleman Award at a banquet in Columbus May 22. The event will be held at the Hilton Polaris. Tickets are available at the link above.
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Beal, a former USA National Team coach and administrator, is being honored for his service and success with Team USA.
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Beal, the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player of the Year in 1969 at Ohio State, was inducted into the OSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.
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An All-MIVA First Teamer and USVBA Second Team All-American in 1969, Beal went on to become the head coach of the Buckeyes (1972-74/52-15 record).
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As a collegiate coach, Beal was named the MIVA Coach of the Year in 1973. He led the Buckeyes to the MIVA regular-season title in 1972 before a pair of third-place finishes in 1973 and 1974. Â
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Internationally, Beal led the United States to Olympic Gold as head coach of Team USA in the 1984 Los Angeles Games. He also led the U.S. squad in 2000 and 2004.
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Kevin Burch, head coach of the Ohio State men's volleyball team, said Beal is well deserving of the honors and recognition by USA Volleyball.
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"Coach Beal is on the Mount Rushmore of American volleyball," Burch said. "His legacy goes far beyond Ohio State Men's Volleyball. When I was named to the Ohio State head coaching position five years ago, a top priority was to invite Coach Beal to campus.
"I wanted to reconnect him with the program and learn from him as much I could," Burch said. "I had no idea it would turn into him flying out for a week every semester. We have all learned a ton from coach and he's made a significant impact on the program's success in the last two years, on and off the court. Coach Beal has the same level of care for this program that he did when he was the head coach in the early 1970's and we're lucky to benefit from his leadership and guidance!"Â
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