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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.[1]
[edit] 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.[1][2]
[edit] Current inductees
The following tables enumerate all of the inductees to the Volleyball Hall of Fame through 2005.[1][2]
Volleyball Players, Men:
| Player Name |
Year |
| Eugene Selznick |
1988 |
| Michael O'Hara |
1989 |
| Rolf Engen |
1991 |
| Thomas Haine |
1991 |
| Jon Stanley |
1992 |
| Ron Von Hagen |
1992 |
| Mike Bright |
1993 |
| Larry Rundle |
1994 |
| Pedro "Pete" Velasco |
1997 |
| Craig Buck |
1998 |
| Dusty Dvorak |
1998 |
| Steve Timmons |
1998 |
| Yuri Tchesnokov |
2000 |
| Charles "Karch" Kiraly |
2001 |
| Tomasz Wojtowicz |
2002 |
| Jungo Morita |
2003 |
| Sinjin Smith |
2003 |
| Josef Musil |
2004 |
| Seiji Oko |
2004 |
| Bernard Rajzman |
2005 |
| Konstantin Reva |
2005 |
| Ron Lang |
2005 |
| Stanislaw Gosciniak |
2005 |
Volleyball Coaches:
| Player Name |
Year |
| Harry Wilson |
1988 |
| Douglas Beal |
1989 |
| Col. Edward DeGroot |
1990 |
| James Coleman |
1992 |
| Al Scates |
1993 |
| Marv Dunphy |
1994 |
| Arie Selinger |
1995 |
| Donald Shondell |
1996 |
| Andy Banachowski |
1997 |
| Yasutaka Matsudaira |
1998 |
| Hirofumi Daimatsu |
2000 |
| Vyascheslav Platonov |
2002 |
| Givi Akhvlediani |
2003 |
| Julio Velasco |
2003 |
| Eugenio George |
2005 |
|
Volleyball Players, Women:
| Player Name |
Year |
| Flo Hyman |
1988 |
| Jane Ward |
1988 |
| Kathy Gregory |
1989 |
| Mary Jo Peppler |
1990 |
| Patty Dowdell |
1994 |
| Debbie Green |
1995 |
| Patti Bright |
1996 |
| Paula Weishoff |
1998 |
| Inna Ryskal |
2000 |
| Takako Shirai |
2000 |
| Jean Gaertner |
2001 |
| Regla Torres |
2001 |
| Lang Ping |
2002 |
| Karolyn Kirby |
2004 |
| Mireya Luis |
2004 |
| Cecilia Tait |
2005 |
Volleyball Officials:
| Player Name |
Year |
| Glen Davies |
1989 |
| Alton Fish |
1990 |
| Catalino Ignacio |
1991 |
| Merton H. Kennedy |
1992 |
| C.L. (Bobb) Miller |
1995 |
Volleyball Leaders:
| Player Name |
Year |
| William G. Morgan |
1985 |
| Harold T. Friermood |
1986 |
| Leonard Gibson |
1988 |
| George J. Fisher |
1991 |
| John Koch |
1994 |
| Robert L. Lindsey |
1995 |
| Albert Monaco Jr. |
1997 |
| Bill Baird |
1998 |
| Wilber H. Peck |
1999 |
|
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Volleyhall.org: About the Volleyball Hall of Fame Volleyball Hall of Fame Official Site, 2005, retrieved April 11, 2006.
- ^ a b HickokSports.com: History of Volleyball HickokSports.com, September 12, 2004, retrieved April 11, 2006.
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