Two Decades Later, Gary ‘Hangtime’ Hines Is Still Chasing His Olympic Handball Dream
The 39-year-old Hines and the U.S. team are gunning for an Olympic berth at this month’s Pan American Games.
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'10
Age
36
Hometown
Slippery Rock, PA
Education
Slippery Rock Area High School Vanderbilt University (B.A. ’11) & Auburn University (M.Ed. ’15) (Ph.D. ’19)
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Melinda and Posey
- Sister of Karly and Kourtney
- Was a basketball and soccer player at Slippery Rock Area High School
- Holds the school records for points and goals scored, respectively, and is the all-time leading scorer in Butler County, male or female
- First learned about handball through her mother, Melinda Rhoads, a member of the 1984 U.S. Women's Olympic Handball Team
- Attneded the tryout for the USATH Residency Program after Melinda learned about the program at the 30th Olympic reunion in Colorado Springs
- Joined the Residency Program and has been an athlete with USA Team Handball ever since, competing at the national and international levels
- Was an accomplished basketball player before handball
- Played NCAA Division I collegiate basketball at Vanderbilt University, where she was a four-year scholarship athlete and starting point guard
- Also played professional basketball in Europe for three years after college, playing in Iceland and Romania and achieving team and personal accolades.
Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Team - Women)
