Rudy Suwara
Rudolph "Rudy" Suwara is an American former volleyball player who competed with the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Suwara won a gold medal with the national team at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. He captained the United States team in the early 1970s. Suwara was nicknamed "Tasmanian Devil".
Coaching
Suwara coached the University of California, Santa Barbara men's team from 1971 to 1974. In 1974, UCSB finished second in the NCAA National Championship and won the USVBA Collegiate and Open Division National Championships.Suwara then coached the San Diego State University women's team from 1976 to 1991, compiling a record of 431–204–3.
In 2012, Suwara was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame.