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Men’s Volleyball Head Coach Marv Dunphy announced his retirement Monday, bringing an end to a 42-year tenure — including 34 seasons at the helm of Pepperdine’s Men’s Volleyball program — in Malibu and abroad.
Dunphy, a class of 1974 Pepperdine graduate, has represented the sport of men’s volleyball on both the national and international stages; not only did Dunphy lead the Waves to 600 wins and five national championships in his collegiate coaching career, but he also coached the United States’ National Team from 1985 to 1988.
News of his retirement elicited surprise around the Pepperdine and volleyball community, due to the fact that Dunphy has become the face not only of Pepperdine volleyball, but also of USA volleyball.