Total Volleyball

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1 KING KIRALY Karch Kiraly was just 23 at the 1984 Olympics But he showed the world why he would soon be known as the best volleyball player of all time Kiraly was the youngest member of the US men’s national team at that year’s Games But he played perhaps the biggest role in the team’s gold-medal success His amazing passing skills gave US coach Doug Beal an idea In those days volleyball players didn’t specialize as much on specific skills For example serves were received by anyone who could reach them But Beal wanted his best passers to receive as many Karch Kiraly sets the ball against Japan in the 1988 Summer Olympics 4