William Priddy
William "Reid" Priddy | |
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portrait | |
birthday | 1st October 1977 |
place of birth | Richmond, Virginia , United States |
size | 1.96 m |
Indoor volleyball | |
position | Acceptance / outside |
societies | |
1997–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2016 |
Loyola Marymount University Volley Forlì Aon hotVolleys Vienna Nikea Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs Olympiacos Piraeus VK Lokomotiv Novosibirsk VK Zenit-Kazan Halkbank Ankara Lube Macerata |
National team | |
249 times | A national team |
successes | |
2002 Austrian Champion and Cup Winner 2003 Greek Cup Winner 2003 NORCECA Champion 2004 Olympic Fourth 2005 NORCECA Champion 2007 World League Third 2007 NORCECA Champion 2008 World League Winner 2008 Olympic Champion 2011 Russian Champion 2011 Champions League Finalist 2012 Russian Champion 2012 Champions League -Winner 2012 World League-Second 2012 Olympic Fifth 2013 Turkish Cup Winner 2013 CEV-Cup Winner 2013 NORCECA Champion 2014 World League Winner 2016 Olympic Bronze |
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beach volleyball | |
partner | 2017 Ricardo Santos 2018 Jeremy Casebeer |
successes | |
2017 Third AVP Open San Francisco 2017 Third AVP Open Manhattan Beach 2018 Third AVP Open Austin 2018 Third AVP Open Seattle 2018 Third AVP Open Manhattan Beach 2018 Third AVP Open Chicago 2018 Third p1440 San José |
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As of November 4, 2018 |
William "Reid" Priddy (born October 1, 1977 in Richmond, Virginia ) is an American volleyball player .
Career hall
After moving to Florida, Priddy got into volleyball as part of a summer school . During his studies he played in the team at Loyola Marymount University from 1997 to 2000 . In May 2000, the outside attacker made his debut for the US national team . From 2000 to 2003 he was active in Europe and played one season each for the Italian club Volley Forlì , the Aon hotVolleys in Vienna and in Nikea in Greece . In 2003 he won the NORCECA championship with the national team . The following year Priddy first took part in an Olympic tournament and finished fourth with the USA. After a season with Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia , he won again at the continental championship. He then moved to South Korea to Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs , before playing again in Greece for Olympiacos . After the third NORCECA title in a row, the attacker was signed in 2007 by the Russian first division club VK Lokomotiv Novosibirsk . In 2008 he won the world league with the national team . At the Olympic tournament in Beijing , the USA won the final against Brazil and thus the gold medal. 2010 Priddy moved within the Russian league to VK Zenit-Kazan . In his first season with the new club, he succeeded in the Russian championship and made it to the final of the Champions League , which Kazan lost to Trentino Volley . In 2012, Kazan was again Russian champions with the US outside attacker and triumphed in the Champions League against Skra Bełchatów . At the Olympic Games in London , Priddy finished fifth with the USA. He then went to Turkey, where he won the Turkish Cup and the European CEV Cup with Halkbank Ankara in 2013 . With the national team, Priddy won the NORCECA Championship for the fourth time in 2013 and the World League for the second time in 2014 . After a brief engagement in Italy with Lube Macerata and winning the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , Priddy ended his long indoor career.
Career Beach
Since 2000, Priddy has also played beach volleyball with various partners on the US AVP tour . Since 2017 he has been concentrating exclusively on beach volleyball. At the AVP Open in San Francisco and in Manhattan Beach he finished third together with the Brazilian Ricardo Santos . Priddy also made it onto the podium several times with Jeremy Casebeer in 2018 on the AVP Tour.
Private
Priddy has been married to Lindsay Pierce since 2007. The two live in Southern California and have a son Caden (2010) and a daughter Scarlett (2015).
Web links
- Personal Website (English)
- William Priddy in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile at Team USA (English)
- Profile at Zenit Kazan (English)
- Hall profile at FIVB (English)
- Profile at legavolley.it (Italian)
- Beach profile at the world association FIVB (English)
- Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- AVP profile (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Priddy, William |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Priddy, Reid |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1st October 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond, Virginia |