Uvaldo Acosta (May 16, 1965 – February 12, 1998)[1] was an American male volleyball player. He was part of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in Brazil.[2] He was selected as the "best defensive player" at the 1991 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he won a bronze medal while representing the United States.[3][4]
| Uvaldo Acosta | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 16, 1965 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | February 12, 1998 (aged 32) Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | George Mason University | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 (national team) 8 (George Mason University) | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Acosta played for George Mason University,[5] where he was later a coach.[3]
Death and legacy
editAcosta drowned in Hawaii on February 12, 1998. He was 32 years old at the time of his death.[1][3] He 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
edit- ^ a b "Uvaldo Acosta". Volleyball.org. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball XII World Championship 1990 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) - 18-28.10 - Winner Italy". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ a b c Finn, Peter (February 14, 1998). "GMU Grieves After Death of Coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 5, 2016. (subscription required)
- ^ "Uvaldo Acosta". Volleybox.net. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "George Mason Defeats SDSU in Volleyball". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 1987. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ Armson-Dyer, Jen (April 25, 2012). "Uvaldo Acosta Part of Inaugural EIVA Hall of Fame Class". George Mason University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ Keith, Braden (April 17, 2018). "George Mason Setter Brian Negron Named 2018 EIVA Player of the Year". Volleymob.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ Carlson, Clinton W. (February 4, 2018). "Uvaldo Acosta Honored in Men's Volleyball Invitational". Fourth Estate. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2019.