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          6. William G. Morgan

          Inventor of the volleyball (1870–1942)

          William G. Morgan

          Born

          William George Morgan


          (1870-01-23)January 23, 1870

          Lockport, New York, U.S.

          DiedDecember 27, 1942(1942-12-27) (aged 72)

          Lockport, New York, U.S.

          Alma materSpringfield College
          OccupationEducator
          Known forInventor of volleyball
          SpouseMary King Caldwell (divorced)

          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]

          He met James Naismith, inventor of basketball, while Morgan was studying at Springfield College in 1892.

          Like Naismith, Morgan pursued a career in Physical Education at the YMCA. Influenced by Naismith and basketball, in 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Morgan invented "Mi