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- William George Morgan is most famous for being the inventor of the game of volleyball. He created the game in 1895 while working as a physical education director at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Volleyball quickly gained popularity and became an Olympic sport in 1964.
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William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport. [1]
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BIOGRAPHY. In 1895, just four years after Basketball was invented a couple of miles down the road in Springfield, Massachusetts, a twenty-five year old gym teacher invented the game of volleyball at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. William Morgan was born on January 23, 1870 in Lockport, NY.
William G Morgan was the inventor of volleyball in 1895 in Springfield Massachusetts. At the time he was the YMCA Physical Education Director and was intrigued by the sport of basketball which was invented less than 10 miles away and less than 4 year earlier.
Dec 4, 2023 · William G. Morgan, a physical education director, sought to create a sport that offered less physical contact than basketball, a game recently invented by his colleague, Dr. James Naismith.
HOLYOKE, MA – In December of 1895, a Physical Director named William Morgan introduced a new game to his class of local businessmen in the third-floor gymnasium at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
William G. Morgan was a physical director in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and is credited with inventing the sport of volleyball in 1895. He had a vision for the game that he hoped would revolutionize physical education and sports.
Mar 7, 2019 · William Morgan invented volleyball in 1895 at the Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) where he served as Director of Physical Education. Morgan originally called his new game of Volleyball, Mintonette.
