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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] He was born in Lockport, New York, U.S. [2]
Born Nationality Major achievements Ref. 1985: William G. Morgan: January 23, 1870 United States: He is the inventor of volleyball, and the inaugural member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame. [143] 1986: Dr. Harold T. Friermood: September 14, 1902 United States: He is the man who brought volleyball to the Olympics.
William G. Morgan (1870–1942), inventor of volleyball, first developed as the sport "Mintonette" at the Holyoke YMCA [79] Archie Roberts (born 1942), former college football and NFL quarterback; heart surgeon (B) [80]
William G. Morgan (1870–1942), American inventor of the game of volleyball William Llewellyn Morgan (1884–1960), Welsh international rugby union player William A. Morgan (footballer) (born 1914, date of death unknown), English footballer who played as goalkeeper for Coventry City F.C.
Morgan commenced business as a merchant at the place now known as Christiana. Some Quaker records record that Morgan Morgan was educated at Cambridge University and went to Delaware as Crown Council. [n 2] In 1713, Morgan married Catherine Garretson in what is now New Castle County, Delaware. Their first child, James, was born in the fall of ...
William Morgan (born 1774 – disappeared c. 1826) was a resident of Batavia, New York, whose disappearance and presumed murder in 1826 ignited a powerful movement against the Freemasons, a fraternal society that had become influential in the United States. [1]
South Carolina Freedom Caucus Chair Adam Morgan has thrown his hat in the race to challenge U.S. Rep. William Timmons' in the Upstate. "We need strong representation who are ready to focus on the ...
William Morgan was born on May 15, 1917 in a hogan outside of Gallup, New Mexico, into the Tsi’naajinii (transl. Black Streak Wood People) clan. [1] [2] [3] In his early years, he attended a boarding school in Tohatchie, Arizona, run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.