The date of the new inductees has long passed, but when browsing the web for current events to put on this blog I realized that I had managed to neglect the induction of a new season's worth of MVPs into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts, the birthplace of volleyball itself.
The Volleyball Hall of Fame first opened its doors on June 6, 1987, a day that was celebrated by a two day tournament following the induction of inventor William G. Morgan posthumously. Douglas Beal, the coach of the 1984 U.S. Men's Olympic Team, was the first keynote speaker to welcome the new inductee.
In October of 2008 the hall welcomed six new international greats into the hall, including beach player Randy Stoklos, five time Olympian Andrea Giani, former Turkish team captain and national coach Sinan Erdem, Japanese captain Masae Kasai Nakamura, world record holder and Russian captain Yuri Poyarkov and Soviet champion Vladimir Savvine.
Not all of these players lived to see their induction day. Vladimir Savvien passed away in 1975. His induction was acknowledged by Viktor Sviridov, head of the Russian Volleyball Federation Secretariat Department.
"This year's six-member Volleyball Hall of Fame induction class is a remarkable, diverse group of individuals that has impacted our sport in so many parts of the world," said Doug Beal, co-chair of the Volleyball Hall of Fame Selection Committee and chief executive officer of USA Volleyball. "This induction class, on par with its preceding inductees, truly shows the global reach of the Volleyball Hall of Fame and its significance as an institution capturing the international history and honors of this great sport."
The Hall of Fame will be inducting the next group of players to make history on October 29, 2009.
Information and quotes found at the Volleyball Hall of Fame website at www.volleyhall.org.
The Volleyball Hall of Fame first opened its doors on June 6, 1987, a day that was celebrated by a two day tournament following the induction of inventor William G. Morgan posthumously. Douglas Beal, the coach of the 1984 U.S. Men's Olympic Team, was the first keynote speaker to welcome the new inductee.
In October of 2008 the hall welcomed six new international greats into the hall, including beach player Randy Stoklos, five time Olympian Andrea Giani, former Turkish team captain and national coach Sinan Erdem, Japanese captain Masae Kasai Nakamura, world record holder and Russian captain Yuri Poyarkov and Soviet champion Vladimir Savvine.
Not all of these players lived to see their induction day. Vladimir Savvien passed away in 1975. His induction was acknowledged by Viktor Sviridov, head of the Russian Volleyball Federation Secretariat Department.
"This year's six-member Volleyball Hall of Fame induction class is a remarkable, diverse group of individuals that has impacted our sport in so many parts of the world," said Doug Beal, co-chair of the Volleyball Hall of Fame Selection Committee and chief executive officer of USA Volleyball. "This induction class, on par with its preceding inductees, truly shows the global reach of the Volleyball Hall of Fame and its significance as an institution capturing the international history and honors of this great sport."
The Hall of Fame will be inducting the next group of players to make history on October 29, 2009.
Information and quotes found at the Volleyball Hall of Fame website at www.volleyhall.org.
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