Rolf Engen

Initially recruited by UCLA coach John Wooden to play basketball on scholarship in 1950, Engen later transitioned to volleyball.

[9] Engen attended Santa Ana College (SAC) from 1947 through 1950, setting an Eastern Conference record of 18.8 points per game while being named First-Team All-Conference.

[8]  After graduating from SAC with a degree in business, he was offered a scholarship to UCLA, and in 1950 was recruited to the basketball program by John Wooden.

[4] He served as both player and coach for the 1953 and 1954 volleyball teams at UCLA, led the Bruins to two consecutive USVBA national championships, and was named First-Team All-Conference both years.

Engen later achieved the National Open Gold in 1964 and in 1966 was named U.S. Volleyball Association All-Time Great Player.

Beginning in the 1970s, he became a coach at Laguna Beach High School (winning two CIF championships and coaching Dusty Dvorak), formed the Laguna Beach Volleyball Club, and coached the boys' team to two silver and three gold medals at the AAU Junior Olympics from 1975 to 1979[6][14] In 1984, Engen was appointed Commissioner for Volleyball for the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics, during which the US Team won its first gold medal.