He retired as the Ball State coach in 1998, leaving with a record of 769-280 after 34 years, but then started coaching middle school and the youngest of club players. Ball State won the MIVA regular-season title 19 times and the conference tournament 12 times.
Shondell was a 1952 graduate of Ball State and not only started the men’s program there but also was one of the co-founders of the MIVA, the men’s volleyball conference. Dad was always family-first.” Dave Shondell, left, with Don Shondell/Dave Shondell Facebook Our family was blessed with a one-of-a-kind father who always spent enormous time with his children. several health foes over the past couple of years, Dad transitioned to his final resting place to be with our mother (wife, Betty) and so many others that he misses dearly.
Don home this past evening (Tuesday, 10:05 PM) with his family surrounding him and loving him in Muncie,” Dave Shondell posted on his Facebook page. All were integral parts of the Muncie high school scene and the Munciana volleyball club. Their brother, Steve, was the longtime Muncie Burris coach and a former Ball State coach. Shondell was the father of Purdue coach Dave Shondell, whose brother John is his assistant. “He was the guiding light of volleyball in the Midwest for so long,” said Mick Haley, the former USA Olympic, Texas and USC coach who played for Shondell at Ball State. Shondell, whose reach into the sport is almost beyond imagination and who put Muncie, Indiana, on the volleyball map, was 92. Don Shondell addressing the crowd at the groundbreaking of the Ball State practice facility that would open in his name/Ball State photo
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