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1976 San Diego Breakers Program from the International Volleyball Association

San Diego Breakers

March 27, 2020

The San Diego Breakers were a founding entry in the International Volleyball Association when the co-ed promotion opened in five California and Texas cities in the summer of 1975. Motown Records boss Berry Gordy owned the Breakers during their first season. The Breakers won the IVA championship during their second season in 1976 before a crowd of 7,000 fans at the Sports Arena, but drifted into smaller arenas and high school gyms over the next two years before folding in early 1979.

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Sakt Lake Stingers International Volleyball Association

Salt Lake City Stingers

February 15, 2013

The Salt Lake City Stingers were a brief entry in the International Volleyball Association, a West Coast-based co-ed pro volleyball league during the 1970’s. Formed 1979, the Stingers featured a pair of top Olympians in Fernando de Avila (Brazil) and Stan Gosciniak (Poland) . While some IVA teams played in high school arenas, the Stingers played their home matches in the 12,000-seat Salt Palace, also home to the newly-arrived Jazz of the NBA.

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