31 Facts About Paul Sunderland

Paul Benedict Sunderland was born on March 29,1952 and is an American professional sportscaster who resides in Los Angeles, California.

Paul Sunderland worked as the indoor volleyball play-by-play announcer for NBC Olympics' coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and has worked for the NBC Sports Group's Summer Olympics coverage starting at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics.

Paul Sunderland is a former collegiate basketball and volleyball player and played on the US National Men's Volleyball Team.

Paul Sunderland was a member of the US Men's volleyball team that won the Gold Medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Paul Sunderland attended Notre Dame High School, graduating in 1970.

Paul Sunderland played basketball and football at Notre Dame, and was a San Fernando Valley League All-League selection as both a wide receiver in football and as a forward in basketball.

Paul Sunderland started playing volleyball on the beach during his high school years, and states he had an immediate love for the game.

Paul Sunderland was recruited to the University of Oregon on a basketball scholarship.

Paul Sunderland developed into one of Loyola's top volleyball players, earning All-America honors.

Paul Sunderland was invited to try out for the US National team in 1975, and he made the cut for the developmental squad.

Paul Sunderland moved up to the "A" squad, after the USA team failed to qualify for the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Paul Sunderland competed on the team for the next four years.

Paul Sunderland won US Player of the Year awards in 1977,1979 and 1982, at the USVBA national tournament.

Paul Sunderland became the driving force for establishing a full-time, year-round volleyball training center.

Paul Sunderland was now a veteran, and he had developed into a solid all-around player.

Paul Sunderland set winning an Olympic gold medal as a lifetime goal.

Paul Sunderland's hiring was a morale boost to Marlowe, who had been doing broadcast work for a number of years, usually paired with personnel with little or no volleyball experience.

Paul Sunderland soon took on work with the Clippers and Dodgers for Fox Sports Net.

Paul Sunderland subsequently was hired by NBC to cover a number of sports, including the NBA, WNBA and a variety of Olympic sports.

Paul Sunderland later served as an anchor on the Fox Sports Network.

In 1993 Paul Sunderland began doing pre-game hosting for the Lakers.

In 1995 Paul Sunderland was working for Prime, NBC and ESPN.

Paul Sunderland was only the second announcer ever hired by the team.

Since 2005, Paul Sunderland has worked as an announcer for NBC and Universal Sports, covering the Pac-12 in the sports of Basketball, Volleyball, Track and Field and Tennis.

Paul Sunderland served as the indoor volleyball play-by-play announcer for NBC Olympics' coverage at the 2016 Summer Olympics, teaming with Kevin Barnett as analyst.

Paul Sunderland has worked doing the NBC Sports Group's summer Olympics coverage since the 1992 Games in Barcelona.

Paul Sunderland currently serves as a play-by-play announcer for both volleyball and men's basketball on ESPN.

Paul Sunderland earned All-America honors while at Loyola Marymount in 1975.

Paul Sunderland won USVBA Player of the Year awards at the national "Open" tournament in 1977,1979 and 1982.

Paul Sunderland has twice won the Emmy Award for his play-by-play announcing with the LA Lakers.

Paul Sunderland met his wife at the 1977 World University Games in Bulgaria.