1971 Springfield College Men's Volleyball Team

Item Information

Title:
1971 Springfield College Men's Volleyball Team
Description:
A photograph of the 1971 men's volleyball team at Springfield College.
Date:
1971
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Springfield College Volleyball Team Papers
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Volleyball
Springfield College--Volleyball--Men
Beisiegal, William P.
Bertucci, Robert A.
Bowler, William H.
Breuninger, David F.
Brimblecom, Douglas B.
Clark, Denis B.
Fischer, Joseph C. (Class of 1972)
Gill, Joseph J.
Hay, Thomas W. (Tom)
Jandreau, Terry L.
Lane, Bradley G.
Leary, Timothy R.
Matus, Don E.
Morgan, William G.
Short, Francis X.
Tyson, Robert J.
Athletes
Group portraits
Volleyball
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/6556
Terms of Use:
Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
The team was led by Head Coach Tom Hay, in his second year as coach of the men's volleyball team. They finished the season with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie. Hay's went on to coach for 16 more seasons before ending his coaching career at Springfield College in 1987. He finished his career with 364 wins, 158 losses, and 25 ties overall, a winning percentage of .665. The game of volleyball was invented by Springfield College graduate William Morgan. In 1895, Morgan became a physical director at the YMCA in Holyoke, MA. While working as the physical director at the YMCA in Holyoke, Morgan developed the game of volleyball as a less strenuous alternative to basketball for middle-aged business men. Morgan's game was originially called "Mintonette" because it combined elements of both basketball and badminton. The game was first debuted at Springfield College during a conference for YMCA physical directors. At that time the name volleyball was suggested to Morgan by Alfred Halstead.
Identifier:
SC_VolleyballTeam_1971