88 | Kent Steffes | no one listens

<p><strong>Kent Steffes | no one listens</strong></p><p><strong>Best video of 1996 I could find: </strong>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2CM47mCnLs<br />Check out <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Kings-Summer-rise-beach-volleyball/dp/B0B3JHFKM7/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670028554&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Kings of Summer</a><br /> </p><p><i><strong>Kent Steffes</strong> (born June 23, 1968 in </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan"><i>Ann Arbor, Michigan</i></a><i>) is a former professional </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_volleyball"><i>beach volleyball</i></a><i> player.</i></p><p><i>Steffes received his AAA beach rating while still attending </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisades_Charter_High_School"><i>Palisades High School</i></a><i>. He was named the 1986 National High School Player of the Year and was the nation's most highly recruited high school senior. In 1987 with partner Forrest Smith he won the World Championships in San Diego. He enrolled at </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University"><i>Stanford University</i></a><i> and played for one season before transferring to </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA"><i>UCLA</i></a><i> where he graduated with a degree in Economics. While a </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruin_Alumni_Association"><i>Bruin</i></a><i> he joined the </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Volleyball_Professionals"><i>AVP Tour</i></a><i> full-time in 1988. Steffes earned the AVP No. 1 ranking at age 22, the youngest player to do so in the history of the sport.</i></p><p><i>Steffes and playing partner </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karch_Kiraly"><i>Karch Kiraly</i></a><i> won the inaugural beach volleyball gold medal at the </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics"><i>1996 Summer Olympics</i></a><i>. During the 1990s Steffes teamed with numerous partners to win over 110 events.</i></p><p><i>Steffes' career lasted from 1988