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John Hyden
John Hyden (born October 7, 1972) is an American volleyball and beach volleyball player. Raised in San Diego, California, where he attended Mt. Carmel High School,[1] Hyden was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that finished in ninth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he finished in eleventh place with the national team.[2] CollegeHyden was a first-team All-American at San Diego State University (SDSU) in 1994 and 1995.[3] At SDSU, he set the record for most kills in a match with 56.[3] In 2010, Hyden was inducted into the San Diego State Hall of Fame.[4] Beach volleyballHyden also plays beach volleyball as a defender.[5] He has played on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) circuit for two decades, remaining consistently in the top eight teams.[3] He got a first-place finish in 2005.[3] 2007 saw him with many third and fifth-place finishes.[3] He also won the coveted "God of the Beach" tournament in Las Vegas in 2007 and 2008.[3] In 2009, Hyden was awarded the best defensive player of the AVP.[6] In 2018, Hyden became the oldest male player to win an AVP tournament at 45 years, 9 months, and 22 days of age.[3] Hyden also played in an AVP final at the age of 50 in December 2022, losing to the 42-year-old Phil Dalhausser and Taylor Crabb.[7] References
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