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Used to be famous deaf volleyball player before others came along

Brian Ehlers (born July 6, 1958) is an American volleyball pioneer as a deaf player excelling in the hearing world. He was 90% deaf, without using sign language, and didn't wear his hearing aid while playing sports. As a middle schooler in the early 1970's, he started playing beach volleyball with the adults during his spare time working summers at the private Abalone Shore Beach Club in Palos Verdes, California.

High School

Ehlers was a multi-sport athlete and All-American basketball player who turned down multiple Deaf Olympics to play for the US Men's Volleyball Junior National (hearing) program. As a starter, one of those teams won the first ever international tournament that any US Men's Volleyball program (national or junior level) team had participated in. He found time to play beach volleyball for his rating and almost competed in the upcoming professional AVP Beach tour back when it was in its infancy.

College

Ehlers was All-Conference multiple times and an All-American and NCAA champion at Pepperdine University-Malibu, helping win the school's first ever NCAA championship in any sport. He is recognized as the first deaf NCAA volleyball All-American and NCAA champion and was later inducted into both his high school and college Athletic Hall of Fame.

Career

Ehlers achieved recognition as the first ever deaf volleyball player in the US Men's Volleyball program. He was a standout on two US Olympic Festival teams, two World University Games teams, and was on the National team training for the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. After incurring a severe injury in 1981 that eliminated him from 1984 Olympic team contention, he later competed in club volleyball and wrapped up his career as a well-known junior girl's club volleyball trainer and coach in the Southern California region.

Later Life

Ehlers started a Golf Fundraiser for Pepperdine University-Malibu, called "The Ehlers Cup" in 1989, to support the school volleyball program. He is currently a book writer about volleyball and air travel industry topics and has released his autobiography on Amazon titled "Soaring Through Silent Skies".^[1][2] He has two adult children still playing sports, Jake as a golfer and Laney as a volleyball player, both nearby in Southern California.

Personal Information

Born: July 6, 1958

Height: 6ft 3in

Weight: 180 lbs

High School: Chadwick Prep (Palos Verdes, California)

College: Pepperdine University (Malibu, California)

Volleyball Honors

Positions: Right Side, Outside Hitter, Middle Blocker, Setter

1976 AAU Boys Junior Volleyball 18 Open Gold Medal

1977-1978 US Men's Volleyball Junior National (hearing) Team

1978, 1979 US Olympic Festival Gold and Bronze Medals

1978 NCAA Volleyball Champion

1979-1981 US Men's Volleyball National (hearing) Team

1979 World University Games (Mexico)

1981 World University Games (Romania)

1984-1990 5x USVBA Men's Club Championship Open Medal

2008 USVBA Girls Junior Volleyball 18 Open Medal

References

1. "Brian Ehlers – Soaring Through Silent Skies – For Reading Addicts". Retrieved 2025-07-28.
2. "Brian Ehlers". BookLife - Resources and tools for book publishers and writers. Retrieved 2025-07-28.

External links

• "Brian Ehlers". Instagram. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
• "The Greatest Waves at Every Number: Men's Volleyball". Pepperdine University Athletics. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
• Pepperdine Brings 1978 NCAA Men's Volleyball Champs Back Together VolleyMob. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
• 1978 NCAA Men's Volleyball Champions Gather to Reminisce - Pepperdine University Athletics Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-07-28