Gabrielle Reece
Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League
Position: Middle Blocker
Birthdate: January 6, 1970
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 160
College: Florida State
Residence: Marina del Rey, CA
Status: Married to surfer Laird Hamilton
Hometown: La Jolla, CA
Years in Bud Light League: 5
Career Victories in Bud Light League: 7
LEAGUE COMPETITION SUMMARY
YEAR WINS TOURNAMENTS TEAM PLAYED FOR
1993 2 Seal Beach,CA; Tampa,FL Lady Foot Locker (Team Captain)
1994 3 Turtle Bay,HI; NIKE (Team Captain)
Manhattan Beach,CA;
Boston,MA
1995 2 St. Paul,MN; Newport,RI NIKE (Team Captain)
1996 0 NIKE (Team Captain)
Fifth Place team finish, $65,100 earnings
1997 4 Newport, RI; Chicago, IL; NIKE (Team Captain)
New York, NY; Dallas, TX
League Co-Champions, $107,400 earnings
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 1994, 1995, 1996 - Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League
leader in kills
- 1994 & 1995 - Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League Offensive
Player of the Year
- 1993 - Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League kills and
blocks leader
- Ranked fifth in the NCAA in career blocks
QUICK SETS
- Fifth season as a Team Captain
- Led League in kills 1993-1996
- Led League in blocks in 1993
- Holds league records for kills per match (11.9) set in
1994 and 1996, kills in a season (547) set in 1996,
kills in a tournament (63) and total attempts in a tournament
(173), both set in Chicago in 1994
- Named nation's Most Inspiring Collegiate Athlete by the
Dodge National Athletic Awards Committee as a junior at
Florida State in 1990
- Named All-Metro and All-South Region at Florida State
in 1990
- Earned All-Tournament honors several times in her
collegiate career
- Is also internationally recognized as a top fashion model
and spokesperson for several companies, including Nike
- Has hosted TV shows such as The Extremist with
Gabrielle Reece and MTV Sports
- Her book, Big Girl in The Middle (Crown Publishing),
which she co-wrote with Karen Karbo, published in July 1997
