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Bummer....dude was a helluva volleyball player


Mike Whitmarsh, an Olympic silver medalist who excelled in college basketball and professional beach volleyball, was found dead in the garage of a Solana Beach home yesterday afternoon.
Whitmarsh, a native of San Diego County, was 46.
Teaming with Mike Dodd, Whitmarsh won a silver medal in beach volleyball in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
During a professional volleyball career that began in 1990, Whitmarsh won 28 tournaments and more than $1.6 million.
Before that, Whitmarsh, a product of Monte Vista High and Grossmont College, led the University of San Diego to its first West Coast Conference basketball championship in 1984.
“Everyone is devastated by this shocking news,” Dodd said last night, echoing the sentiments of almost everyone who spoke about Whitmarsh.
“Some things make sense; some things are inexplicable,” Dodd continued. “Losing Mike is truly impossible to understand. I've never known anyone more positive than Mike.
“He was a great athlete and a great friend and someone who influenced a ton of people in his sports. He left an impact on the younger players on the tour, everyone. This is a horrible day.”
In addition to winning the silver medal in 1996, Whitmarsh and Dodd were one of the AVP tour's dominant teams from 1993 through 1997.

So dude's career was playing volleyball on the beach, hanging out banging the kind of hotties that beach volleyball attracts, and hanging out ....

RACK HIM. Of course he had a positive outlook on life and helped others.


RIP

Tom In VA wrote:RACK HIM. Of course he had a positive outlook on life and helped others.

Most people found dead in a car parked in a garage just committed suicide. Uhm, yeah. Rack his "positive" outlook on life and stuff.

Yeah, dead in a car in a garage usually means suicide, but, they usually don't do it in a friend's garage. I'm going with heart attack. Sometimes apparently healthy folks in that age range punch out from unknown ticker issues.

Then again, why would he be in a car in a garage other than his own?

Oh well, if it's suicide, fukk him, we're better off with such pussies dead.

Maybe he bought a million dollar house in SD 2 years ago? That would have me pretty bummed.

smackaholic wrote:
Maybe he bought a million dollar house in SD 2 years ago? That would have me pretty bummed.

I'd have given him $175,000 for it

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 wrote:

Tom In VA wrote:RACK HIM. Of course he had a positive outlook on life and helped others.

Most people found dead in a car parked in a garage just committed suicide. Uhm, yeah. Rack his "positive" outlook on life and stuff.

Maybe he wasn't pulling the hotties he used to pull. Bottom line is, seems he lived a charmed life and gave back to the community.

Sounds like a decent dude so "RACK HIM".

The c&p didn't say anything about him being in a car. Just the garage.

Reading comprehension, folks, reading comprehension.

Mikey wrote:The c&p didn't say anything about him being in a car. Just the garage.

Reading comprehension, folks, reading comprehension.

You already invented the wheel in your younger days.......I'd think that was enough of a feather in your cap without trying something as difficult as forcing reading comprehesion on people

I thought I'd post a picture of Mike's wife since Sir's hottie thread failed to deliver.

mvscal wrote:

Mikey wrote:The c&p didn't say anything about him being in a car. Just the garage.

Reading comprehension, folks, reading comprehension.

Yep. I'm guessing autoerotic asphyxiation or maybe he was just trying to inspire Tarddowen.

His OL may have killed him by accident. She could have easily snapped his neck between her thighs.

Loganfan wrote:

Mikey wrote:The c&p didn't say anything about him being in a car. Just the garage.

Reading comprehension, folks, reading comprehension.

You already invented the wheel in your younger days.......I'd think that was enough of a feather in your cap without trying something as difficult as forcing reading comprehesion on people

I'm always looking for the next challenge....plan to be working on the economy for the next week or so.

Loganfan wrote: Mike Dodd

that fukker kicked ass in Kings of The Beach

mvscal wrote:autoerotic asphyxiation

Nice.

Mikey wrote:The c&p didn't say anything about him being in a car. Just the garage.

Reading comprehension, folks, reading comprehension.

Who said I was using Logon's source?

http://chattahbox.com/sports/2009/02/18 ... ead-at-46/


Stunning news in the world of beach volleyball. Olympic silver medalist and pro beach volleyball tour champion Mike Whitmarsh, 46, was found dead at a friend’s home in Solana Beach, California on Tuesday morning, February 17.

According to the Medical Examiners Office, a friend found Whitmarsh unresponsive inside a car in the garage of the Shoemaker Lane residence, where he sometimes stayed. The medical examiner’s office did not list a cause of death. An autopsy had not been scheduled as of Tuesday evening, according to the office’s Web site.

Whitmarsh, who was married, regularly resided with family in San Diego, but occasionally stayed with the friend in Solana Beach, the Medical Examiner’s Office said.

He lead the University of San Diego to its first West Coast Conference basketball title in 1984. The 6′7″ star was drafted in the 5th round by the Portland Trailblazers and was picked up briefly by the Minnesota Timberwolves before playing professionally in Germany for 3 years.

Whitmarsh switched to beach volleyball in 1990 and was named AVP Rookie of the Year, and went on to become one of the top AVP Tour players. In 1996, Whitmarsh teamed with Mike Dodd to win a silver medal in the Atlanta Olympics. He won a total of 28 pro beach volleyball tournaments and won nearly $1.6 million during his career.

His wife Cindy Whitmarsh, owner of a local fitness and nutrition store, provided the following statement: “We are all devastated by the passing of Mike. His family, friends, teammates and colleagues will miss him terribly. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time. It means more than we can express.”

Haven't seen on any of our local sites that he was found in a car. Just that Sherrif's didn't see any sign of foul play and that an autopsy was pending this morning.

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 wrote:

Mikey wrote:The c&p didn't say anything about him being in a car. Just the garage.

Reading comprehension, folks, reading comprehension.

Who said I was using Logon's source?

http://chattahbox.com/sports/2009/02/18 ... ead-at-46/

Well.....RACK you then.

I'm glad to see that somebody is following up on all the questionable stories that get posted around here.
Sometimes you just have to dig for the facts.

Mikey wrote:I'm glad to see that somebody is following up on all the questionable stories that get posted around here.

Sometimes you just have to dig for the facts.

I usually consider a source before checking stuff. Logon is fairly useless a poster, so I decided to look into the matter further.

I am not saying the link is correct, but it does indicate they followed up with the MEO. I would hope they wouldn't put that "out there" unless it's accurate. We shall see.

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 wrote:

Mikey wrote:I'm glad to see that somebody is following up on all the questionable stories that get posted around here.

Sometimes you just have to dig for the facts.

I usually consider a source before checking stuff. Logon is fairly useless a poster, so I decided to look into the matter further.

I am not saying the link is correct, but it does indicate they followed up with the MEO. I would hope they wouldn't put that "out there" unless it's accurate. We shall see.

I'll stick with the local reports until I hear otherwise........those Chowd sites tend to make shit up. Gotta keep up with the NY Post when it comes to making up stories on the east coast, ya know........

The Chattahbox sentence reads just like all the other stories I can find except it has 'inside a car' added to it.

Tom In VA wrote:RACK HIM. Of course he had a positive outlook on life and helped others.

What do you think of your shit post now that we know he pussied out on life and left behind a wife and two daughters?

Fuck this loser.


http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/ ... 9006.story

Reporting from San Diego -- Mike Whitmarsh, an Olympic silver medalist in beach volleyball and a star on the professional tour for 15 seasons, was found dead Tuesday morning in the garage of a friend's home in Solana Beach. He was 46.

The San Diego County medical examiner Wednesday afternoon listed the death as suicide from inhalation of carbon monoxide from car exhaust. Whitmarsh lived with his family in San Diego but occasionally stayed with the friend, the medical examiner said.

Felix wrote:

Loganfan wrote: Mike Dodd

that fukker kicked ass in Kings of The Beach

...bro, I couldn't stop myself