OCC LEGENDS
IN THEIR WORDS
On His Nickname & Sportsmanship
Marilyn Kali: How did he get the nickname Daddy? Marc Haine: Daddy came from being just such a father figure to so many people. Because every time somebody wanted to play volleyball, he would play with them, no matter who or what you were, how good or how old… Just like “Eddie Would Go” on a wave. No mat- ter what, Daddy would play, so he would hang out on the courts Satur- day morning. He’d bring a paper, and just sit there, just waiting for enough players to come down on the beach and get a game. This was when he was in his fifties, so he just loved the game so much and still wanted to play… his joy was just to, whoever came, he’d play with them. MK: Your dad was known as the true gentleman on the court … What did he teach you about sportsmanship and court behavior? MH: It would be to obviously play as hard as you could, but be fair, and don’t cheat. One of Dad’s rules that we put in the Daddy Haine tournaments, if you touch the ball, or if you net, you’re supposed to call it on yourself… In a tournament, you don’t have to do that, but definitely in all the fun play, and every time you do, you don’t cheat. Yeah, so. That’s a good lesson there. —via Oral History: Marc Haine, interviewed by Marilyn Kali, April 2018
On His Athletic Abilities Marilyn Kali: What was it like playing against him [Daddy Haine]? Christopher Kennedy Crabb: It was awesome. I mean, he was such a great hitter and a competitor, a great role model for all of us to look up to. MK: Y ou said you played against him and lost. Did you ever play with him? CKC: Not in a tournament, no. He had his partner and most of the time played with Paul [MacLaugh- lin]. And they won everything. MK: What do you remember most about the way he played? CKC: Just played hard and every pass, and every set, and every hit was … he was like a machine. He just didn’t make a mistake. Back then, you couldn’t block over the net. So it was almost impossible to score a point o¥ of him. —via Oral History: Christopher Kennedy Crabb, interviewed by Marilyn Kali, June 2018
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18 AMA | march / april 2023
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