Volleyball Hall of Fame

Volleyball Hall of Fame

The Volleyball Hall of Fame was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The hall is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the local YMCA. [http://www.volleyhall.org/about.html Volleyhall.org: About the Volleyball Hall of Fame] "Volleyball Hall of Fame Official Site", 2005, retrieved April 11, 2006.]

History

In 1971 the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce established a committee to campaign for the founding of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts, which is where volleyball was originally founded. In 1985, William G. Morgan, the inventor of volleyball, was posthumously inducted into the hall as its first member. A small exhibit dedicated to the history of volleyball and the hall of fame's inductees opened in a local building on June 6, 1987 with 1600 square feet of space. In 1997 the exhibit moved to a new temporary location, and is now awaiting movement to a permanent museum. [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/vollhof.shtml HickokSports.com: History of Volleyball] "HickokSports.com", September 12, 2004, retrieved April 11, 2006.]

Current inductees

The following tables enumerate all of the inductees to the Volleyball Hall of Fame through 2007. [http://www.volleyhall.org/honorees.html VolleyHall.org: Honorees] "VolleyHall.org", march 11, 2008, retrieved December 12, 2007.]

Volleyball Players, Men:

Volleyball Officials:

Volleyball Leaders:

References

ee also

*Fédération Internationale de Volleyball

External links

* [http://www.volleyhall.org/index.html Official Volleyball Hall of Fame site]


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