Durham College Athletics

Dave Dobson was born in Pembroke in 1953 and began his involvement at Durham College as the Head Coach of the Men’s Volleyball Program in 1977.  Known as “Mr. Volleyball” in the Durham Region, the long-time teacher with both the Durham Board and Kawartha Pineridge Boards of Education, has contributed over 20 years of involvement with Durham College Athletics.   While at Durham College, he coached the Men’s Volleyball program for ten years, winning several OCAA silver & bronze medals, including an Ontario Gold in 1987.  His Lords teams regularly      contended for the OCAA Championship. He has been awarded the OCAA Coach of the Year Award - 4 times as well as being recognized by both provincial and national coaching associations for his dedication to the sport of volleyball.

His devotion to the game over the years and dedication to the improvement of DC  student-athletes has always been present and  led to the Lords developing a Nationally Ranked program.  Of special note, he was instrumental in organizing, developing and   growing the very popular DC Summer Volleyball Camp for Children. In addition to his lengthy coaching career at DC, he has been a source of great support for the Athletic Department while hosting major events, serving on host committees (ie. 1990, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003 CCAA National Championships hosted by Durham College), organizing tournaments and special fundraising projects.  Dave sits as the foundation of Durham College Men’s Volleyball and still supports the program today!