U.S. Volleyball Star Flo Hyman Collapses During Game, Dies

American Flo Hyman, a member of the United States’ silver medal-winning women’s volleyball team at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and a standout player in the Japan Volleyball League since 1982, collapsed during a game today and died.

Hyman, 31, of El Toro, Calif., collapsed in the third set of a match in Matsue, 380 miles west of Tokyo, and was rushed to a nearby hospital. She died of heart failure, according to the Japan Broadcasting Corp. and the Kyodo News Service.

The 6-foot-5, 180-pound Hyman was the tallest player on the U.S. squad and was considered one of the most dominant players in the sport. In 1981, she was among six players selected to the All World Cup Team and was honored as the best hitter at that competition.