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William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.

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William G. Morgan

Inventor of the volleyball (1870–1942)

William George Morgan 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. He was born in Lockport, New York, U.S.
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Volleyball

Team sport

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964.…
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