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Volleyball Mourns the Loss of One of its Pioneers
October 22, 2019 | Men's Volleyball
The UCLA volleyball community was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Glen Egstrom in early October at age 90. Egstrom was a member of UCLA's USVBA Championship team in 1956. He then went on to become coach of the UCLA men's volleyball team in 1959. He coached Al Scates, among others, and was then succeeded as coach of the UCLA team by Scates in 1962. In 1966, he co-authored a book called Volleyball.
Egstrom served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1965 with the rank of Major. He was also a professor of Kinesiology at UCLA and served as the Campus Diving Officer at UCLA from 1964 to 1992. In that capacity, he operated a major recreational and scientific scuba diving program at UCLA. For 28 years, he was also a Captain in the LA County Sheriff Emergency Services Detail until retiring in 1998. Glen spent over 10,000 hours underwater, all over the world, teaching, testing equipment and conducting research.
He is survived by his wife, Donna, children Gail (Dr. Michael Clarke), Eric "Buck" and Karen, and granddaughters Emilie and Kobie Clarke.Contributions may be made to Our World Underwater Scholarship Society a program whereby students are awarded scholarships to travel and learn from professionals in the underwater field.
Egstrom served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1965 with the rank of Major. He was also a professor of Kinesiology at UCLA and served as the Campus Diving Officer at UCLA from 1964 to 1992. In that capacity, he operated a major recreational and scientific scuba diving program at UCLA. For 28 years, he was also a Captain in the LA County Sheriff Emergency Services Detail until retiring in 1998. Glen spent over 10,000 hours underwater, all over the world, teaching, testing equipment and conducting research.
He is survived by his wife, Donna, children Gail (Dr. Michael Clarke), Eric "Buck" and Karen, and granddaughters Emilie and Kobie Clarke.Contributions may be made to Our World Underwater Scholarship Society a program whereby students are awarded scholarships to travel and learn from professionals in the underwater field.
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