Rob Heidger

Personal Data:

Ranking:  26
Nickname:  Heidge
Birthdate: 6/3/69
Hometown:  Danville, CA
Training Site:
Height/Weight: 6'6"/205
Years Pro:  2
College:  UC Santa Barbara
1997 Prize Money: $ 56,850  #19
1996 Prize Money: $103,640
1995 Prize Money: $ 90,750
1994 Prize Money: $ 31,360
Career Prize Money: $232,423
Career Open Wins:  0

Beach:

$232,423 Career Beach Earning total.

1996 - Second at Milwaukee and Santa Cruz (with Troy Tanner)
     - Compiled three third-place finishes (one with Eric Fonoimoana, 
         two with Tanner)
     - One fourth-place finish (with Fonoimoana)
     - 7th at King of the Beach
     - $103,640 earnings

1995 - Voted AVP Most Improved Player
     - Began season ranked 26 and ended the season ranked 11,
        jumping 11 spots
     - Finished third at Boulder (with Eric Fonoimoana)
     - Finished third at Chicago and Mesa (with Brent Frohoff)
     - Finished third at Boston (with Eric Wurts)

1994 - Finished third at Kauai (with Wurts)
     - Finished sixth at Santa Cruz (with Wurts)
     - Finished seventh at Belmar (with Wurts)
     - Voted AVP Rookie of the Year

1993 - Finished ninth at Manhattan with Marcelo Duarte
  

Personal:

Pronounced HIDE-JER...Originally from Danville, CA...Starred in
basketball at San Ramon High School, leading the Wolves to a pair
of league championships...Went on to star in basketball at Santa
Barbara City College before transferring to UCSB in 1992...
Claims his favorite food is anything edible...Enjoys playing
basketball in his spare time...Favorite athlete is Larry Bird...
Single...

Career Highlights

• Second at Milwaukee and Santa Cruz (with Troy Tanner)
• Third at 1996 New Jersey and Hermosa (with Troy Tanner), and 1996 San Diego (with Eric Fonoimoana)
• Voted 1996 AVP Sportsman of the Year
• Voted 1995 AVP Most Improved Player
• Played with Karch Kiraly at 1995 Pensacola Beach
• Voted the 1994 AVP "Rookie of the Year".