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Born | Ethan Mahoney Watts May 4, 1972 (1972-05-04) (age 52) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Brigham Young University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ethan Mahoney Watts (born May 4, 1972) is an American former volleyball player. He was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Watts competed at the 1993 World University Games in Buffalo as a middle blocker, and was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship in Greece.
College
Watts played volleyball for Brigham Young University and was a three-time All-American. In 1994, Watts' senior year, he led BYU to a 21–6 record and a number two national ranking. In 2006, Watts was inducted into the BYU Athletic Hall of Fame.
Club volleyball
After playing for the U.S. national team, Watts played volleyball professionally in Italy for teams in Modena, Latina, and Milan.
Personal life
Watts graduated from BYU with a degree in psychology, and later graduated from the University of San Diego with a JD and MBA.
Watts currently resides in San Diego, California with his wife, Manuela, where Watts practices law as a business law, IP law, and real estate law attorney.
References
- "Ethan Watts". Olympedia. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- "Ethan Watts". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ Renzhofer, Martin (September 26, 2006). "Watts at foundation of Y.'s success". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- "#12 Ethan Watts". BYU Athletics. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- "Watts Ethan". Lega Pallavolo Serie A. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "About Attorney Ethan M. Watts". EMW-sandiego-attorney.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
External links
- Profile at The Washington Post
- Ethan Watts at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Ethan Watts at Olympedia
- BYU profile
- Volleybox.net profile
- Watts Law Offices, P.C. website
United States men's volleyball squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – 9th place | ||
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- American men's volleyball players
- Brigham Young University alumni
- University of San Diego alumni
- Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players for the United States
- Sportspeople from Philadelphia
- Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in volleyball
- BYU Cougars men's volleyball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen