Robert Stanley "Butch" May, Jr. (born November 7, 1941) is an American former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who competed in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

, as well as being father to multiple Olympic gold medal American beach volleyball player,

Misty May-Treanor Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor (; née May; born July 30, 1977) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and , was the most successful female beach volleyball player having won 112 tou ...

. Butch grew up in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and attended St. Louis School, a private school for boys.

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1941 births Living people American men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for the United States Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Volleyball players from Honolulu 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-volleyball-bio-stub