Debbie Green

Collegiate/Olympic Volleyball Player/Coach

Debbie Green (also known as Debbie Green-Vargas) is a former Olympian and collegiate volleyball player and coach whom is considered by many to be the best setter in the history of women’s volleyball.

Debbie was part of USC’s AIAW National Championship teams in 1976 and 1977. She also represented USA as a two-time Olympian in 1980 and 1984, including a silver medal in the 1984 Olympics (USA had boycotted the 1980 Olympics).

Along with being an excellent volleyball player, Debbie was an assistant coach at Long Beach State University for 23 years, retiring after the 2008 season. As a coach, she helped train six All-American setters, including Misty May-Treanor.

She was inducted into to the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1995 as well as the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Hall of Fame in 2004.

Links:

HalfKorean.com Interview – 6/17/2013
Long Beach State University Profile
Wikipedia Listing
Volleyball Hall of Fame

Updated: 6/17/2013

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Debbie Green
Korean/Caucasian

 
(Picture courtesy of Volleyhall.org)

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