January 24, 1986 Flora Jean “Flo” Hyman, Olympic and professional volleyball player, died. Hyman was born July 31, 1954 in Inglewood, California. By the time she was 17, she had reached 6 feet 5 inches in height. Hyman attended the University of Houston as that school’s first female scholarship athlete and was a three-time All-American [...]
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