Doug Beal was a five-time All-America player at Ohio State University Buckeyes.
15 Facts About Doug Beal
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Doug Beal was selected MVP of the 1975 USVBA Open Championships.
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Doug Beal played on the US Men's National Team from 1970 to 1976.
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Doug Beal was named head coach of the US Men's National Team in 1977 and became the driving force for establishing a full-time, year-around volleyball training center.
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Doug Beal remained involved with the organization until 1990 when he moved to Italy to coach a top professional team.
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Doug Beal worked closely with former USAV Executive Director John Carroll, and was responsible for FIVB relations and player development for the USA national teams.
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Doug Beal worked in that capacity until he accepted the program's head coaching position for the second time in 1997.
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Doug Beal served a two-year stint from 1990 to 1992 as head coach of the Italian Professional League's Mediolanum Gonzaga team in Milan, Italy.
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In 1993, Doug Beal was named executive director of the National Volleyball League, the first professional league organized and operated under the auspices of US Volleyball.
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In January 2005, Doug Beal was named Chief Executive Officer of USA Volleyball, the governing body of Volleyball in the United States.
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In February 2016, Doug Beal announced his retirement as the CEO of the USA volleyball, after serving 11 years in his post.
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Doug Beal was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1989 and was USA Volleyball's first recipient of the All-Time Great Coach Award in 1995.
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Doug Beal was named a finalist for the Federation Internationale de Volleyball Greatest Coach of the Century.
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Doug Beal was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Doug Beal has written and lectured profusely on the subject of volleyball.