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Ryan Daniel Doherty (born February 2, 1984) is an
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player.


Career


Start in baseball

Doherty, who was born and raised in
Toms River, New Jersey Toms River is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Its mainland portion is also a census-designated place of the same name, which serves as the county seat of Ocean County. grew up playing baseball, including at
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. He was named the 2002
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Player of the Year for the state of
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and was awarded a partial scholarship to play baseball at the
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for the Fighting Irish. He is believed to have been the tallest player in the history of the
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baseball history. While at Notre Dame, he did not play collegiate volleyball due to his baseball commitments. In 2002, he was named an All-American. He went undrafted after college, although was eventually signed as a free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks in June 2005. Despite being the first seven-foot-tall player in minor league baseball history, and playing for the Yakima Bears and
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, the Diamondbacks released Doherty in 2007 after he did not advance past High-A
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.


Move to beach volleyball

After his release from minor league baseball, Doherty moved to
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and took up beach volleyball with Steve Johnson. Shortly afterward he decided to pursue a professional career and moved to
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. He turned professional in 2010, competing in four events on the 2010 AVP Pro Beach Tour. While in Southern California, his persistence and work ethic paid off in the form of a partnership with Casey Patterson, who became his regular partner in 2012. They paired together to win the 2012 National Volleyball League Preakness event in
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over highly ranked
Phil Dalhausser Philip "Phil" Peter Dalhausser (born January 26, 1980) is a Swiss-born American professional beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions. Dalha ...
and Todd Rogers. In 2013, Doherty teamed up with Todd Rogers and began to compete not only in the domestic AVP Tour, but also internationally in the
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and
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. Despite a number of top-five finishes, the Rogers/Doherty combination never placed first in a competition. Starting with the October 2013 São Paulo Grand Slam on the
2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). From this season, the FIVB World Tour calendar comprises the 10 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams ...
, Doherty had switched partners to
Nick Lucena Nicholas "Nick" Lucena (born September 22, 1979) is an American professional beach volleyball player. He and his current teammate, Phil Dalhausser, played in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He plays as a defender behind Dalhausser's ...
. In the 2015 AVP season, Doherty played with Pepperdine alum John Mayer.


References


External links

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AVP player profile
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Ryan Living people 1984 births American men's beach volleyball players South Bend Silver Hawks players Visalia Oaks players Place of birth missing (living people) Yakima Bears players Sportspeople from Toms River, New Jersey Toms River High School East alumni