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The game of volleyball, originally called âmintonette,â was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan after the invention of basketball only four years before. Morgan, a graduate of the Springfield College of the YMCA, designed the game to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. The first volleyball net, borrowed from tennis, was only 6â6â³ high (though you need to remember that the average American was shorter in the nineteenth century).
James Naismith invented the sport of basketball in Springfield, Massachussets. 1895: Volleyball was invented at the same US university as basketball, the new sport was called 'Mintonette'. 1895: The first ever US golf open was held: Physical education instructor William Morgan invented volleyball in Springfield, Massachussets. 1897