Biographies

Breaking Down The Men

Dodd | Whitmarsh | Johnson | Loiola | Ayakatubby | Lewis | Kiraly | Steffes

MIKE DODD

Nickname:           "M.D."
Birthdate:          August 20, 1957 (38 years old)
Hometown:           Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Training Site:      Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Height/Weight       6'4"/200
Years Pro:          16
College:            San Diego State University
Married:            Nov. 1986 to volleyball pro, Patty Dodd
                    (daughter's name: Dalas Alicia Dodd)
Career Open Wins:   70
1995 Prize Money:   $276,013



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MIKE WHITMARSH

Nickname:           "Whit"
Birthdate:          May 18. 1962 (33 years old)
Hometown:           San Diego, Calif.
Training Site:      San Diego, Calif.
Height/Weight       6'7"/210
Years Pro:          6
College:            University of San Diego
Career Open Wins:   12
1995 Prize Money:   $278,513




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ADAM JOHNSON

Nickname:           "A.J."
Birthdate:          January 31, 1965 (31 years old)
Hometown:           Laguna Beach, Calif.
Training Site:      Capistrano Beach, Calif.
Height/Weight       6'3"/190
Years Pro:          7
College:            University of Southern California
Married:            March 1990 to Jennifer
Career Open Wins:   19
1995 Prize Money:   $276,910



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JOSE LOIOLA

Nickname:           "Loiola"
Birthdate:          March 28, 1970 (25 years old)
Hometown:           Copacabana Beach, Brazil
Training Site:      Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Height:             6'4"
Years Pro:          3
College:            N/A
Career Open Wins:   5
1995 Prize Money:   $233,623




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SCOTT AYAKATUBBY

Nickname:           "Ack", "Hollywood", "Primitive Prince"
Birthdate:          September 11, 1964 (31 years old)
Hometown:           Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Training Site:      Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Height/Weight       6'4"/204
Years Pro:          12
College:            El Camino College
Career Open Wins:   12
1995 Prize Money:   $237,130




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BRIAN LEWIS

Nickname:           "Lewy"
Birthdate:          March 22, 1968 (27 years old)
Hometown:           Corona del Mar, Calif.
Training Site:      Corona del Mar, Calif.
Height/Weight       6'1"/185
Years Pro:          6
College:            Orange Coast College
Career Open Wins:   3
1995 Prize Money:   $157,573




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KARCH KIRALY

Birthdate:          November 3, 1960 - Jackson, MI (35 years old)
Hometown:           San Clemente, Calif.
Training Site:      Capistrano Beach, Calif.
Height/Weight       6'2"/190-200
Years Pro:          10
College:            UCLA
Married:            Dec. 1986
                    (wife's name Janna, son Kristia and Kory)
Career Open Wins:   110
1995 Prize Money:   $392,610



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KENT STEFFES

Birthdate:          June 23, 1968 (27 years old)
Hometown:           Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Training Site:      Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Height/Weight       6'4"/210
Years Pro:          6
College:            Stanford/UCLA
Career Open Wins:   76
1995 Prize Money:   $154,455





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