Al Scates was, indeed, Westwood's other Wizard. The couple of times our paths crossed, he was always a lot of fun and a class act.
He's now retiring after 50 years of coaching and 19 NCAA titles. Wizard indeed.
See the front page story in the LA Times. Nicest anecdote: how this would-be football coach realized how volleyball could be an excellent conditioning tool. (Thanks to Terry Wood for the heads-up):
Volleyball's Wizard of Westwood will be calling it quits
Al Scates |