Reid Priddy

Professional Volleyball Player, Olympic Athlete, Sambazon Ambassador

Reid is a two-time Olympic athlete and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist. He is a 10-year veteran of the US Men’s National Volleyball Team and professionally plays in the Russian Super League for Lokomotiv Novosibirsk on a 4-Year deal that ends May of 2011. After taking some much needed time away from the hard court during the summer of 2009, Reid is returning full-time to Team USA for another 3-year push towards the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Reid has always had a passion for and dabbled in beach volleyball throughout his career but has said he wants to transition to the sand full-time following the London Games, with sights set towards Rio 2016.
Traveling with Reid around the globe is his loving wife, Lindsay. Lindsay is from San Diego, California. The two have quite a love story. They met nearly 12 years ago on the beach through mutual friends, dated three years later for about 15 months before splitting for 5 years without any communication. They reconnected in the Spring of 2006 and were married a year later on March 10th, 2007. She is an Interior Decorator and designer by trade. Together they make a great team and her love and support of Reid has enabled him to reach new heights in his career. Lindsay is pregnant with a little boy and is due late August of 2010. The Priddy’s live in Huntington Beach, California.
Reid received his degree in Communications at Loyola Marymount University class of 2000. Not knowing how or when his interest in multi-media production would intersect with Volleyball, he always believed there was an untapped potential between the two. He has been outspoken in highlighting volleyballs inability to speak the language of our time (“multimedia”) and is committed to being a part of the solution. The NET LIVE on The Volleyball Network (www.thevolleyballnetwork.com ) is a strategic step in trying to get volleyball into the reach of those already playing the game on a regular basis (13 million in the US alone).
Favorite Recipe:

  • 2 Original Sambazon Açaí packs
  • Apple Juice
  • 1 Frozen Banana
  • Fresh homemade Granola by The Yellow Cottage (La Jolla)
  • **sometimes I add a scoop of Rice Protein