Boyce Banquet to honor 1964
U.S. teams in 50th anniversary of Olympic volleyball
FIRST VOLLEYBALL OLYMPIANS: Members of both the 1964 U.S. Women’s and Men’s Olym- pic Volleyball Teams will be honored at the Dorothy C. Boyce Banquet in May.
pic Volleyball Teams were the fi rst Olympians to represent USA Volleyball, earning distinction with their play and sportsmanship at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.
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The Dorothy C. Boyce Banquet and Reception will honor the pioneers of those 1964 U.S. Olympic Volleyball Teams as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of volleyball’s introduction as an Olympic sport. The Boyce Ban- quet is the signature event during the USA Volleyball Annual Meetings and is scheduled for May 21 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel. The addition of women’s volleyball into the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games was even more special as it marked the fi rst women’s team competition of any sport contested in the Olympics. The U.S. Women’s team fi nished fi fth
embers of both 1964 U.S. Women’s and U.S. Men’s Olym-
USA Volleyball Awards All-Time Great Player Award
Alnet ‘Scotty’ Bailess and Miki McFadden
All-Time Great Coaches Awards Don Shaw, Kathy Gregory
George J. Fisher Leader in Volleyball Awards Jon Lee, Linda Murphy and Andy Reitinger
Wilbur H. Peck Referee Emeritus Award Wally Hendricks
James E. Coleman USA National Team Award Carl McGown
Wilson Distinguished Service Award Joe Sharpless
Harold T. Friermood “Frier” Award TBA
in the six-team event, fi nishing with a 1-4 record in round robin play.
The team featured powerful hitters of
their era in the likes of Jane Ward and Mary Jo Peppler.
The rest of the team was comprised of Patti Lucas Bright, Jean Gaertner, Lou Galloway, Barbara Harweth, Linda Murphy, Gail O’Rourke, Nancy Owen, Mary Margaret Perry, Sharon Peterson and Verneda Thomas. The men’s team posted a 2-7 record en route to a ninth-place fi nish. The roster was comprised of Mike Bright, Barry Brown, Keith Erickson, Bill Griebenow, Dick Hammer, Jacob High- land, Ron Lang, Charles Nelson, Mike O’Hara, Ernie Suwara, John Taylor and Pedro Velasco.
Other awards being presented at the banquet are listed in the chart at left. Cost to attend the banquet and recep- tion, which starts at 5:30 p.m., is $40 per person or $360 for a table of 10. To purchase tickets, click the “shop” tab on
usavolleyball.org.
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