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Eric Fonoimoana

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Volleyball Player

The Resume

    (June 7, 1969- )
    Born in Manhattan Beach, California
    Won an Olympic gold medal in beach volleyball (2000)
    AVP Most Valuable Player (2002)
    Last name pronounced Foe-no-e-mow-ah-na

Why he might be annoying:

    That name is quite a mouthful.
    He and Kevin Wong dumped their partners to form a 'Dream Team' for the Athens Olympics only to be beaten out for a spot at the Olympics by the team formed by their two ex-partners. ('In hindsight maybe I didn't make the best decision, but I made it and I'm paying for it now.')
    He came out of retirement to play a couple more tournaments after learning he was $3 short of reaching the $1 million mark in career earnings.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His favorite movie is 'Caddy Shack.'
    He started a successful real estate career after retiring from volleyball.
    He established the charitable foundation Dig 4 Kids to promote education and physical fitness.
    He was nicknamed 'the Body,' and with good reason. (Two good reasons, actually, when you throw in how much easier 'the Body' is to say than 'Fonoimoana.')

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 26.09% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying