Jim Menges

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jim Menges
Occupation	Volleyball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 10, 1951(1951-01-10)
Age	73
Birthplace	Santa Monica
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jim Menges Biography

Jim Menges is one of the most popular and richest Volleyball Player who was born on January 10, 1951 in Santa Monica, California, United States. James Menges (born January 10 1951) is a American volleyball player as well as a coach and AVP Tournament director. He played in the NCAA tournament for The UCLA Bruins under head coach Al Scates. His team was a national champion in the championships in 1972 and 1974. He is most well-known for his beach volleyball game, where he was the sport’s most powerful player from the middle of the 1970s until the beginning of the 1980s.

Menges began playing beach volleyball at Santa Monica’s Sorrento Beach at the age of 17. He played regularly with Tom Chamales, who had graduated one year prior to him at Santa Monica High, and Randy Niles. At first, they played on the Santa Monica’s “outside courts” before being invited to play at the “first court”. It was in Santa Monica in 1972 that Menges got to know long-time partner Greg Lee. Menges’s first Open tournament win came together with Lee during the 1973 Marine Open. They teamed at times for the next two years and both completed their academic career in athletics at UCLA. Menges participated in volleyball with Al Scates while Lee played basketball as Guard to John Wooden during the Bill Walton period. In the circuit of beach volleyball in 1974 Menges made it to the finals of four events, and twice won twice, first with Chamales and the other time in conjunction with Ron Von Hagen.

Menges grew up in Santa Monica, California. He was a standout athlete at Santa Monica High School. Out of high school he was awarded a scholarship to play volleyball for Al Scates at UCLA. Menges played outside hitter and setter in Scates’ 6-2 offense, and by his sophomore year in 1972 he had earned a spot in the starting rotation.

In 1973 Menges and the Bruins finished 4th in the 18-team Southern California Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (SCIVA). UCLA met San Diego State at the regional finals in Pauley Pavilion in a rematch of the 1972 national championship match. UCLA went up 2-0 before a three game comeback by the Aztecs eliminated the Bruins from the tournament. Said the Aztec’s Chris Marlowe: “When we came back and beat UCLA in Pauley, it was like it was willed to be. It was like God came down from the mountain and was rooting for the Aztecs.” San Diego State went on to win the 1973 national championship. The Bruins finished the season 21-8.

In the late 1960s and 1970s, the team comprised of Menges along with Lee is the strongest team in the world of beach volleyball. The record they set of thirteen Open wins in a row lasted 16 years before being surpassed by the team that consisted of Karch Kiraly, and Kent Steffes. They reached the finals of the 28 volleyball events they participated in together and they won the title in 25 tournaments. The first professional beach volleyball World Championship was won by Menges and Lee in the year 1976. The 25 wins at the tournament by Menges and Lee puts them at the top of the list of all-time wins for an entire team.

Jim Menges Net Worth

Jim Menges is one of the richest Volleyball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Menges 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Menges was regarded as the as the king of the beach in the late 1970s. Menges as well as Lee were the subjects of many articles about beach volleyball. The picture of a bandana-clad Jim Menges digging up a volleyball was featured on the front cover of Volleyball Magazine. Following a loss that prevented Kiraly as well as Steffes from breaking their record for tour championships of 13 championships at tournaments in a row , set in 1975 and 76 in 1975-76 by Menges as well as Lee, Kiraly said: “I guess it’s appropriate that Menges and Lee stay in the record book. They laid the foundation for the sport.”

In his 13-year career Menges participated in more than 75 Open tournaments, progressing in the semi-finals on 62 occasions while also winning 48 tournaments. In the Manhattan Beach Open, the longest-running and most prestigious pros beach event, was thought to be the most prestigious event during the 1970s. Menges was the winner of the Manhattan five times, taking titles in the year 1975 and 1978 alongside Greg Lee, in 1977 with Chris Marlowe, in 1979 with Sinjin Smith, and the event in 1981, with Randy Stoklos.

The two time defending national champion Bruins of 1972 were not considered college volleyball’s best men’s team. The two teams favored to win the national championship were the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and the Aztecs of San Diego State. The Bruins earned an at-large bid and traveled to Muncie, Indiana for the 1972 national tournament held at Ball State University. The format of the tournament at the time consisted of a four-team preliminary round robin to determine seeding into a subsequent single-elimination championship bracket. The Bruins played well early in round robin play until they were badly beaten by the Aztecs of San Diego State, 15-7, 15-11. UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and UCSD all ended up with 2 – 1 records, but the Bruins were given the top position in the playoff seeding on the basis of points differential. In their semi-final they easily defeated Ball State, while UCSD defeated UC Santa Barbara in the other semi-final to set up a championship final between the Bruins and San Diego State. SDSU took the first two games, and with an 8-3 lead in the third appeared ready for a three game sweep. The Bruins rallied, however, to win in an upset, 10-15, 9-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-7. UCLA finished the season with a 27-7 record and their third consecutive national crown.

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Menges was a part of the early success of such players as Sinjin Smith, who won his first Manhattan Open teaming with Menges in 1979, and Randy Stoklos, who won his first Manhattan Open with Menges in 1981. At the time of the 1981 Manhattan Open Stoklos was a 20 year old just out of UCLA, while Menges was a beach veteran of 31. Menges also won tournaments pairing with Tom Chamales, Gary Hooper and Jon Stevenson. Menges offered that with all said and done, Greg Lee was his favorite partner.

Facts & Trivia

Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Volleyball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jim Menges celebrates birthday on January 10 of every year.

Following his playing days Menges entered the real estate field in Orange County. During the late 1990s and 2000s he became involved in coaching beach volleyball players and helped Jose Loiola and Emanuel Rego become the first team to qualify for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Menges has also served as Tournament Director for the AVP Tour.