Uvaldo Acosta

Uvaldo Acosta (May 16, 1965 – February 12, 1998[2]) 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.[3]

Uvaldo Acosta
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1965-05-16)May 16, 1965
El Paso, Texas[1]
DiedFebruary 12, 1998(1998-02-12) (aged 32)
Hawaii
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Volleyball information
Number6 (national team)
National team
1990 United States

Acosta played for George Mason University,[4] where he was later a coach.[5]

He drowned in Hawaii on February 12, 1998. He was 32 years old at the time of his death.[2][5] and was posthumously inducted into the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association's Hall of Fame in 2012.[6] The Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) Player of the Year award was renamed the Uvaldo Acosta Memorial award in his honor,[7] and George Mason hosted the inaugural Uvaldo Acosta Invitational in 2018.[8]

References
  1. Finn, Peter (February 14, 1998). "GMU GRIEVES AFTER DEATH OF COACH". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. "Uvaldo Acosta". Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. "Men Volleyball XIII World Championship 1990 - Teams Composition - United States". todor66.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  4. "George Mason Defeats SDSU in Volleyball". Los Angeles Times. March 8, 1987. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. Finn, Peter (February 14, 1998). "GMU Grieves After Death of Coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  6. "EIVA Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees". Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. May 8, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  7. Keith, Braden (April 17, 2018). "GEORGE MASON SETTER BRIAN NEGRON NAMED 2018 EIVA PLAYER OF THE YEAR". volleymob.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  8. Carlson, Clinton W. (February 4, 2018). "Uvaldo Acosta Honored in Men's Volleyball Invitational". gmufourthestate.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.


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