Dusty Dvorak | |
Nickname: | Dusty |
Birth Name: | Douglas Scott Dvorak |
Birth Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Height: | 188 cm |
College: | University of Southern California |
Nationalyears: | 1981–1986 |
Teamnumber: | 1 |
Position: | Setter |
Medaltemplates-Title: | Medal record |
Douglas Scott "Dusty" Dvorak (born July 29, 1958) is a former volleyball player from the United States. Dvorak was a member of the United States national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He is regarded as one of the greatest setters of all time.[1]
Dvorak helped the United States national team win the gold medal at the 1985 FIVB World Cup in Japan, where he was selected as the best setter.[2] He also helped the United States to the gold medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship in France. Along with the 1984 Olympic gold, this set of victories earned his team the "triple crown".
Dvorak was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1998.[3]
Dvorak played volleyball at the University of Southern California (USC), helping the Trojans win NCAA Championships in 1977 and 1980. In 1980, he was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship tournament.[4] He was an All-American all four years at USC.
Between 1978 and 1988, Dvorak would occasionally play professional beach volleyball, and once partnered with legendary beach volleyball player Sinjin Smith.[5]