TONY'S TOP 5 GREATEST VOLLEYBALL MEMORIES #4

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TONY'S TOP 5 GREATEST VOLLEYBALL MEMORIES OF THE PAST 13 YEARS

#4: D GETS JIGGY ON SAM KOESTER

D (aka Devo, Dave, or simply Dad) has been playing volleyball since his Senior year at Bedrock High School, so this guy is hard core, and very old school.

We were playing the Greensburg League, sometime in the late 90's. We, of course being D, Andy, Scott, me...and an assorted crew. Our opponents: Joe Moorman, Bobby Brown (not related to the rapper), a couple other guys, and Sam Koester.

At this point, D had already played volleyball for 25+ years, and his spring wasn't as good as it use to be. Still, the players on our team knew he was one damn fine player, and capable of making the big play when needed.

The game was tight. D was on strong side, ready. The set went out to him, and we all heard what was to be a fatal mistake coming from across the court. Joe Moorman apparently didn't get the memo that D was one bad mo' fo', as he cried from across the net "WATCH THE DINK!!"

I couldn't see D's eyes, but I bet they were fire...pure and simple, fire. D sprung to the net, threw his body in the air and delivered a facial to poor Sam Koester, who was making his way up the line to cover the dink that Joe had so poorly predicted. The ball shot across the gym as the sound reverberated in the air.

D turned to his estatic team, and with the fire still in his eyes, he looked back at the net, looked at Joe, and declared:

"Dink that you Son of a bitch!!"

We taped that match, and have watched the play a thousand times...pure fire, I tell ya!

TONY'S TOP 5 GREATEST VOLLEYBALL MEMORIES OF THE PAST 13 YEARS

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