Does anyone have a lot of info on William G Morgan , inventor of volleyball? ?
“In 1891, a young YMCA instructor named James Naismith decided to invent his own game: basketball. It turned out to be exactly what the country needed. The players at the YMCA were thrilled to have found a new game that promised some excitement of their outdoor sports and the instructors were thrilled because finally they had something to entertain their bored students. One of those instructors was a young man named William G. Morgan. He played Naismith’s game of basketball and loved it. When he went to work at the YMCA in Holyoke, MA, he introduced basketball to people who had never heard of the game. But Morgan encountered a problem. Many people who belonged to Holyoke YMCA were older businessmen. They liked the competition and teamwork that basketball provided, but the sport was too rough and too exhausting for them. Morgan figured that if Naismith could invent a game, so could he. Determined to invent a winter sport that could suit the older player, Morgan created what would ultima
