A sudden battle with cancer took the life of “Coach” Larry Hetzel on the morning of August 15, 2017. The Kutcher Foundation established The Volleyball Leadership Award to honor the leadership of Coach Hetzel who impacted many lives at The John Carroll School. He had a true passion for volleyball, and as the coach at John Carroll, he developed leaders both on and off of the court. The Kutcher Foundation provides a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating John Carroll senior on the men’s volleyball team whose leadership skills were greatly influenced by their experience with the volleyball program.
Coach Hetzel was a huge role model for his players and bettered the lives of every athlete he coached. He always went above and beyond, putting in the extra time to work with his players and ensure their success in everything they did. He was an incredible coach, and an even better person. Missed greatly by all of his former players, his legacy lives on through the leadership he instilled in them. Coach Hetzel, always a patriot.
