Steven Kehoe, Jr.[1] (born October 20, 1987[2]), is an American former volleyball player who played professionally in Finland and Belgium.

Early life and education

Kehoe was born on October 20, 1987.[2] His father played volleyball for the Ball State Cardinals and his mother played volleyball for the Western Michigan Broncos; both later coached.[3]

Kehoe played volleyball at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, winning a state championship in 2006. At Ohio State University, he won the 2011 NCAA men's volleyball tournament[4] and the 2011 Big Ten Medal of Honor.[5] He was the first volleyball player to receive the school's Male Athlete of the Year award.[2]

Athletic career

Kehoe joined the Finnish team Tampereen Isku-Volley in 2011[2] before playing half a season for the Belgian team VBC Waremme in 2013.[6][3] He then returned to Finland, playing for the Finland Volleyball League's Kokkolan Tiikerit in the 2014[7][8] and 2015 seasons.[9]

Later career

After retiring from professional volleyball, Kehoe began a real estate company in Chicago.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Pragmatic Parenting Pays Off: Kehoe Sibling Setters are First to Achieve NCAA Champ Status in Volleyball" (Press release). Cincinnati: Kehoe Financial Advisors. September 1, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via PRWeb.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Steven Kehoesta Isku-Volleyn passari" (in Finnish). Tampereen Isku Volley. August 8, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Pro Player Profile: Steven Kehoe". Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State Buckeyes. February 25, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Alex (April 5, 2020). "Who represents Greatest Of All Time in Cincinnati's boys volleyball history?". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Hall of Fame Class of 2021 – Steven Kehoe". Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State Buckeyes. September 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "[Transfert] Waremme recrute un passeur américain et visera les Play-Off !". Volleynews.be (in French). Mortsel: Real impact!. April 12, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tiikereille 5 sopimusta - Kehoe jatkaa, Siirilä Kokkolaan" (in Finnish). Finland Volleyball League. May 27, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ Holopainen, Heini; Haavisto, Petra (January 7, 2014). "Kokkolan Tiikerien tilit plussalla, miehitykseen kolmas passari" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yle.
  9. ↑ "Kehoe ja Siirilä jatkavat Tiikereissä" (in Finnish). Finland Volleyball League. June 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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