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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ethan Mahoney Watts May 4, 1972 (age 51) 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, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 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, Georgia. [1]
Watts competed at the 1993 World University Games in Buffalo, New York as a middle blocker, and was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1994 FIVB World Championship. [2]
Watts played volleyball for Brigham Young University and was a three-time All-American. [3] In 1994, Watts' senior year, he led BYU to a 21–6 record and a number two national ranking. [3] In 2006, Watts was inducted into the BYU Athletic Hall of Fame. [4]
After playing for the U.S. national team, Watts played volleyball professionally in Italy for teams in Modena, Latina, and Milan. [5]
Watts graduated from BYU with a degree in psychology, and later graduated from the University of San Diego with a JD and MBA. [6]
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. [3] [6]
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