PIONEER – VOLLEYBALL

Thomas “Daddy” A. Haine was a Roosevelt High School and San Jose State graduate.

Haine was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was a member of the All-America Volleyball team 18 times and won a silver medal at the Pan American Games in 1963 and a gold medal in 1968. His crowning achievement in world class competition occurred when he was elected captain of the 1968 Olympic Team. He led the only American squad to beat a Russian team in Olympic competition.

Haine was named Gold Masters Player of the Year in 1982 and received the United States
Volleyball Association’s “All-Time Great Player Award” in 1990.

BORN 1933

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