{"id":6785,"date":"2025-10-28T09:51:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/?p=6785"},"modified":"2026-02-09T17:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T22:53:28","slug":"ping-cao-1958-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/ping-cao-1958-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ping Cao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/everloved.com\/life-of\/ping-cao\/obituary\/?flow=201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ping&#8217;s Obituary<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D-0842-4063-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6488 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D-0842-4063-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D-0842-4063-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D-0842-4063-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D-0842-4063-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D-0842-4063-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/D-0842-4063.jpg 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>It is with great sadness and sympathy we let you know that Coach Ping Cao lost his battle to Lymphoma early the morning of Oct 24, 2025. The volleyball world lost a legend and an incredible coach and an amazing man!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Ping\u2019s influence on the volleyball community has been transformative. From nurturing young talent in the DFW and Greater Chicago area to inspiring countless players to strive for excellence both on and off the court, his dedication to his players was unparalleled. His passion, drive, discipline, and mentorship have profoundly shaped the volleyball community into what it is today.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Ping Cao<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Life of Ping Cao - A Legacy That Bridged Nations\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1149952325?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ping-Cao-Biography2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full Biography of Ping Cao<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professional Volleyball Player for China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Played in the 1984 Olympics for China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Played in the 1982 World Championships for China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 National Championships at Juniors Head Coach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>It is with great sadness and sympathy we let you know that Coach Ping Cao lost his battle to Lymphoma early the morning of Oct 24, 2025. The volleyball world lost a legend and an <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/ping-cao-1958-2025\/\" title=\"Ping Cao\">  [see more]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[15],"class_list":{"0":"post-6785","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6785"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6899,"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6785\/revisions\/6899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylinejuniors.com\/dallas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}