Sports Directory - From Basketball to Volleyball When William G. Morgan invented volleyball in 1895, he tried to use a basketball which he found too heavy for what he had in mind,
![The Human Calculator on X: "Did you know that VOLLEYBALL was invented because the new game of BASKETBALL was too strenuous for the local businessmen? It was founded by William G Morgan The Human Calculator on X: "Did you know that VOLLEYBALL was invented because the new game of BASKETBALL was too strenuous for the local businessmen? It was founded by William G Morgan](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEcRi0FW4AE81KE.jpg:large)
The Human Calculator on X: "Did you know that VOLLEYBALL was invented because the new game of BASKETBALL was too strenuous for the local businessmen? It was founded by William G Morgan
![William G. Morgan receiving varsity sweater - College Archives Digital Collections - Springfield College Digital Collections William G. Morgan receiving varsity sweater - College Archives Digital Collections - Springfield College Digital Collections](https://springfieldcollege.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/singleitem/image/p15370coll2/453/default.jpg)
William G. Morgan receiving varsity sweater - College Archives Digital Collections - Springfield College Digital Collections
![AVCA على X: "Happy Father's Day to the father of volleyball...William G. Morgan! http://t.co/ItjNg22WZ7" / X AVCA على X: "Happy Father's Day to the father of volleyball...William G. Morgan! http://t.co/ItjNg22WZ7" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CICHa51WgAAFpmW.jpg)
AVCA على X: "Happy Father's Day to the father of volleyball...William G. Morgan! http://t.co/ItjNg22WZ7" / X
GuamPro Volleyball - 🥳Happy birthday , dear Volleyball!🥳 On 9 February 1895 William G. Morgan invented volleyball! 126 years full of our favorite sport🤩 | Facebook
![Originator of Volleyball Returns to Springfield, 1938 - College Archives Digital Collections - Springfield College Digital Collections Originator of Volleyball Returns to Springfield, 1938 - College Archives Digital Collections - Springfield College Digital Collections](https://springfieldcollege.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/2/p15370coll2:441/full/730,/0/default.jpg)