Pedro Velasco | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Pedro Velasco, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Pete | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
Born | April 6, 1937 Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||||||||||||
Died | March 21, 2023 Pāhoa, Hawaii | (aged 85)|||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
College / University | Church College | |||||||||||||||||
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Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 (national team) | |||||||||||||||||
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Pedro "Pete" Velasco Jr. (April 6, 1937 – March 21, 2023) was an American volleyball player who competed with the United States national volleyball team as captain in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and also competed with the national team in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He won a silver medal at the 1963 Pan American Games and a gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games.[3] He was a setter.[1]
Velasco was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on April 6, 1937. He died at his home in Pāhoa, Hawaii on March 21, 2023, at the age of 85.[3][4]
Velasco was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1997.[3]