Hall of Fame
Brady Collings earned his degree in sports management and sports marketing from QU in 1995, and he made significant contributions to the QU men’s volleyball program. At the end of Brady’s QU volleyball career, he was fifth in kills, fourth in aces, and third in digs, but even with these impressive accomplishments, volleyball was not Brady’s first sport of choice.
When he was 17, Brady moved to Colorado to pursue his Olympic dream of alpine ski racing. While ski racing, he met two ex-collegiate volleyball coaches who took a keen interest in teaching Brady how to play volleyball. Brady was introduced to this new sport which became his passion, and he dedicated his training to volleyball.
Brady got offers from several Division 1 volleyball programs but was convinced that Quincy was a better fit. As a red-shirted, 20-year-old freshman, QU embraced him with open arms. His passion for the sport and his teammates allowed Brady to take a leadership role with the team. Brady knew that all the hard work and effort was about the Men’s Volleyball Program at QU, its legacy and its future.
After earning his degree, Brady pursued a career in the sport gear arena. Brady has worked for four companies including Nike, Spyder, Global Brands Group, and Liberated Brands, and today he is the Global GM/Brand President of Spyder, one of the world’s most recognizable and credible outdoor sportswear brands and sponsor of the U.S. Winter Olympic team.
Brady is also quick to acknowledge his time at QU shaped his team player approach to leadership. As Brady says, “The detours, roadblocks, and stumbles to get to Quincy and those that you experience in life are often times the things that make it that much sweeter.”
