Jack Hinton (Volleyball, 1980): Hinton made his presence be known in just one season at LBCC in 1980 on the men’s volleyball team. After a year at Brigham Young University, Hinton returned to Long Beach to lead the Vikings to conference and state championships. Hinton was named conference most valuable player, first-team all-state, as well as state player of the year. In 1980 he was a member of the USA national team before returning to play at BYU again in 1981. During the next 15 years, Hinton was on top of the volleyball world playing in the U.S. and Europe. Hinton was a player on eight United State Volleyball Association (USVBA) national championship teams and was a 14-time USVBA All-American. He also won four indoor co-ed USVBA national championships. From 1983-1994, he played professionally in Switzerland and Belgium. He competed on three Swiss national teams and twice won the Swiss Cup national championship. During his career, Hinton has won over 40 beach/outdoor tournaments.