Uvaldo Acosta

Uvaldo Acosta
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1965-05-16) 16 May 1965
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Volleyball information
Number 6 (national team)
National team
1990United States United States

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

  1. 1 2 "Uvaldo Acosta". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. "Men Volleyball XIII World Championship 1990 - Teams Composition - United States". todor66.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. "George Mason Defeats SDSU in Volleyball". Los Angeles Times. 8 March 1987. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 Finn, Peter (14 February 1998). "GMU Grieves After Death of Coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. "EIVA Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees". Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2016.


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